DiscoDude: ---BEGIN SESSION---
DiscoDude: Session logging commenced
Ryusui: The three of you completed your business at the Farthing Bank, though not quite the way you expected!
Ryusui: Merlin's Notes were nowhere to be found, but instead you found a statue - an angel statue - which appears to be a clue to their location!
Ryusui: It's hard to tell whose side Vladimir Collingrad is on, but after a rather awkward and violent introduction he seems willing to cooperate with you!
Ryusui: "First things first," he said after you left the bank. A scene cut later, and he's walking out of a run-down convenience store with a brown-bagged glass bottle in hand, which he promptly took a swig from. "All right. That's taken care of. So, to our next subject of importance: the statue!"
Kingfisher: "I see why you stopped me, but can you remind me why we're allowing him to follow us? He seems entirely extraneous." Kingfisher whispers to Selene, but loud enough that everyone can hear it.
Kingfisher: (Also, nick up <@!Selene>.)
Reality Glitch: “So it’s a map we have to share, right? I say we start deciphering it right away.”
Kingfisher: Of course, he leaves out the opinion that Selene and Eli are both liabilities in his eyes as well, but at least he finds them within the remote ballpark of being trustworthy.
Selene: (I WAS doing that) Selene at least attempts to be secret about it, speaking quietly: "Well, If you had any idea on how to decode this thing, then i wouldn't have asked you to stop shooting, but now, sticking with as many people will help us speed the whole process of finding the actual Merlin Notes."
Ryusui: The statue bears no obvious markings. No curious half-engraved ciphertext, on its base or anywhere else. All the same, there is something curious: the base is rough-hewn. Like it was broken off of something else.
Reality Glitch: “Now I’m curious as to whose deposit box we took it from.”
Reality Glitch: I look at the hewing to see if there’s a decreeable pattern.
Kingfisher: "I've no idea, and I doubt it's important," said Kingfisher. You know; like a liar.
Reality Glitch: ((😄))
Ryusui: "Ohohoho, that's the fun part. The bank's owner. She wanted to keep this clue all to her little self. There is, ah, quite a tale to be had here. But for another time. The important thing is...whatever this statue belongs to, it is the next step in our quest!"
Kingfisher: Kingfisher furrows his brow. That basically confirms it; this man is close to the enemy of his client. How else could he have known that... and a 'good story' behind it, to boot?
Reality Glitch: “Ha ha; just the movies of my childhood.” I say, jovially, before taking a pensive look and saying under my breath, “Which I just realized haven’t been made yet.”
Ryusui: All you can tell for sure is that either whoever carved it decided to give up after reaching the base, or it was broken off of something else.
Ryusui: It is quite a remarkable work of art, though.
Reality Glitch: “Well, I think the first step would be to find what this piece goes with, since it looks to be part of a whole.”
Selene: "But what could it belong to? Or did this farthing person leave the statue-handling to a butter fingers?"
Kingfisher: "I'm unsure where we should begin. Should we conduct our own investigations?"
Reality Glitch: “Probably.”
Kingfisher: (Basically, I'm wondering aloud about a montage.)
Ryusui: "Investigation! I like this plan!" Vladimir grins, and pulls out his gun. "People start talking when I bring my little Pokhmelye out!"
Reality Glitch: ((<@!Selene>; I don’t think our characters know of those two yet.))
Kingfisher: (We know that there's a "Farthing" of "Farthing Savings and Trust.")
Reality Glitch: “Not like that!”
Kingfisher: (But yeah, dunno if Indiana Jones existed at this point.)
Reality Glitch: ((I got Indiana and Nebraska mixed up.))
Selene: (I was making a joke BUT whatever.)
Reality Glitch: ((I get that, now.))
Selene: (edited :x)
Ryusui: (And yeah, I was planning on things going into a montage. XD How does everybody want to contribute? The key thing is everybody has to roll a different skill, since this is basically a Challenge like in the Core book.)
Kingfisher: (What would seeking out my client that I lied about not knowing about without anyone catching on entail?)
Reality Glitch: ((Knowledge; obviously. Just let me think of how to flavor it.))
Kingfisher: (Stealth to make the call and meet up while making sure no one follows me or catches on that something's up?)
Ryusui: (yeah let's call it a Stealth check)
Kingfisher: (Vs. +2?)
Selene: (Hmm, i was thinking on rolling Contacts...)
Reality Glitch: ((Divination magic!))
Kingfisher: (The standard difficulty is +2, right?)
Ryusui: (yeah let's do +2)
Kingfisher: !f 3 (Stealth)
DiscoDude: <@Kingfisher> rolled 4dF+3 for 5 [4dF = [-][+][+][+]]
Kingfisher: (SWS! What does SWS mean on a montage?)
Kingfisher: (Come to think of it, what kind of Montage is this, <@Ryusui>?)
Kingfisher: (I remember there being multiple kinds.)
Ryusui: (it's a Challenge Montage, and also)
Ryusui:
Ryusui: (basically you get a boost, and someone else can spend that boost if it makes sense)
Ryusui: (e'erybody roll!)
Ryusui: (oh, also)
Kingfisher: (Just did.)
Ryusui: !f 4 (Soldier)
DiscoDude: <@Ryusui> rolled 4dF+4 for 1 [4dF = [ ][-][-][-]]
Ryusui: (well, we know Vladimir's efforts don't pan out XD)
Reality Glitch: !f 5 (Knowledge)
DiscoDude: <@Reality Glitch> rolled 4dF+5 for 7 [4dF = [+][+][+][-]]
Kingfisher: (Question; do we want Vladimir to succeed?)
Reality Glitch: ((Boost!))
Ryusui: (you know what: i'm ruling you just get to take these boosts forward to the next part XD)
Ryusui: ( <@!Selene>! )
Kingfisher: (Come to think of it, do we just need to succeed at least half the rolls?)
Ryusui: (i'm gonna call it that, yeah)
Selene: ((Riiighttt...Do i roll Contacts, then?))
Ryusui: (if that's how you wanna roll it!)
Selene: (Oh well!)
Selene: !f 3 (Contacts)
DiscoDude: <@Selene> rolled 4dF+3 for 2 [4dF = [+][-][-][ ]]
Selene: (Sounds of broken glasses in the distance)
Kingfisher: (So, do we succeed as is?)
Kingfisher: (Two SWSs and a tie should be enough, I think.)
Ryusui: Gilligan Cut from Eli's "Not like that!" to Vladimir threatening some rando in a back alley. "Do you recognize this statue?" he snarls, waving both a photograph and a gun in the terrified man's face. "Do you recognize this statue?"
Kingfisher: (Pfft.)
Reality Glitch: 🤦
Ryusui: Cut to <@!Kingfisher> finding Septimius in yet another dark, smoky drinking venue. "Yes?" he says, raising an eyebrow at you.
Ryusui: <@!Selene> is trying to call someone on her expensive giant-ass brick cell phone...and waiting impatiently for a response.
Kingfisher: He shows him the photo. "This is what was in the deposit box. No notes. Any recognition?"
Ryusui: <@Reality Glitch>: Eli has found a quiet, enclosed space to perform a divination ritual. The circle of runes has been inscribed. All that remains is to focus.
Reality Glitch: ((I have a bad feeling about this.))
Ryusui: <@!Kingfisher>: "Ah yes. The sentimental old biddy. Of course." He spits.
Selene: "C'mon, C'mon you darn idiot, pick up your stupid rotary and answer..." She is indeed inpatient, tapping her right foot and her tail swinging from side to side, the later proving to be somewhat of a hazard at the speed its moving at.
Ryusui: (<@Reality Glitch> you wanna do anything for your response, or should I continue it cutscene-style?)
Reality Glitch: ((Just spring your trap already.))
Ryusui: (dude you rolled a success)
Ryusui: (i'm not that kinda GM)
Kingfisher: "I'll take that as affirmative?"
Reality Glitch: ((I know, but you had some ominous narration.))
Ryusui: (i was just describing the scene?)
Ryusui: <@!Selene>: Stosus finally answers. "Any luck with the Notes?"
Reality Glitch: ((Can I be the one to describe what the information I divine?))
Ryusui: (uhhhh. are you...asking if you have permission to dictate plot details which may contradict what i'm just about to reveal to the others)
Reality Glitch: ((Sorry.))
Kingfisher: (Need a response, and hopefully some real answers on my end.)
Selene: "There were no notes, only an statue, do you have anything on that?"
Ryusui: <@!Kingfisher>: "One of seven. Carved out of a single piece of stone." He hands you back the photo. "The St. Frederica Church is where you'll find the rest." He begins scribbling down an address.
Ryusui: <@!Selene>: "A statue? An angel statue, by any chance?"
Reality Glitch: Concentrating on the statue, I carefully trace the object’s history back from my acquisition of it too see if I can follow it all the way back to its point of origin.
Ryusui: <@Reality Glitch>: Your third eye opens and the statue is clear in your vision. The image in your mind pans out: it has six siblings, all part of the same sculpture. Pan out again: pews, a lectern, a church. Pan out yet again: a view of the surrounding city. You could find it easily on a map now. But also...
Selene: "Uhhh..." After quickly look away from her cellphone for a moment. "Yes, why so?"
Kingfisher: "I won't ask about your feelings on the matter. Not my place." He gives him a look. "If this has truly gotten personal for you, however, I need to know you won't be a liability first."
Ryusui: ...the view pans out further, and you can see darkness around the edges. The enemy is closing in.
Reality Glitch: ((Cellphone? In the ‘80’s?))
Kingfisher: (Brick-shaped, I think.)
Selene: ((Cellphone, Bricphone, its the same!))
Ryusui: (yes, i made it clear that it's one of those giant old-fashioned brick phones XD)
Selene: (^^^)
Reality Glitch: I try to zooming on the darkness, to see if I can get a higher-definition image of it.
Ryusui: <@!Kingfisher>: Septimus bangs his fist on the table, nearly knocking over his drink. "Of course this is personal. It's always been personal. This is my inheritance we're talking about here. My birthright as the heir to the Far..." He clears his throat. "Families have black sheeps. My mother was one. And she's done her utmost to sabotage decades of effort on our part. You do understand, don't you? Retrieve the notes, put everything right, and I will see you compensated for your good work."
Reality Glitch: ((Is Septimus an actual sheep?))
Ryusui: (he's a cat)
Ryusui: <@Reality Glitch>: The view twists and contorts as you try to focus on the edges of the map. Something is pushing back as you try to divine the nature of your adversary. A vision forces itself in - an ancient manuscript, pages turning in your mind...and then you're forcibly kicked back into reality, blood trickling from a nostril.
Ryusui: <@!Selene>: "Well, I dunno if it's related, but...there was a weird case of vandalism at an East Pomodoro church a while back. One single angel statue broken off of a larger piece and stolen. St. Frederica's. I can give you an address, if you need it?"
Kingfisher: "That's quite an answer. Now we get to the part where you prove you aren't going to charge in at the first chance at her... Or at the very least, that you doing so won't necessarily go poorly. Whether I need to arrange a safehouse for you is the question." (I think you should have a good idea of what both me and RG are going for with our boosts.)
Reality Glitch: Tumbling back from the force of the resistance, I give out a weak “Interesting.” before sitting up and preparing to leave.
Ryusui: (yeah i think RG's will be something like -An Ominous Prognostication-)
Ryusui: (yours, though, i'm having a tougher time getting a read on)
Kingfisher: (I think he was going more for -Know the Face of Thy Enemy-, but this works too.)
Ryusui: <@!Kingfisher> His face returns to an impassive mask. "I trust you to get the job done," is all he says.
Kingfisher: (I was thinking of getting his full support. Perhaps even on the field, if you deem him to be that type.)
Selene: "St Frederica at East Pomodoro? I remember going to that place on my earlier years, don't worry about Addresses." She did remember going there with her family, she was also pretty sure it was between the family possessions before...that event, probably, yeah. A Bad time to have lost all documents.
Reality Glitch: ((What I’ve discerned is that the manuscript itself is actively resisting attempts to find it.))
Ryusui: (Septimius is more the type to hang back and let other people do his dirty work.)
Kingfisher: (How about -Septimius Still Has Some Sway-, in regards to the family?)
Ryusui: (-Septimius Is Your In-?)
Kingfisher: (Sounds good!)
Kingfisher: "If we're going to oppose your mother, then surely you still hold some sway to win us some room to maneuver in?"
Ryusui: <@!Kingfisher>: Septimius snorts. "My mother hasn't been seen nor heard from since she did...this. But there are people I still hold influence over. If you're saying you think you'll need a favor to finish the job..." He smirks. "Consider it part of your reward."
Ryusui: Cut back to Vladimir in the alleyway, threatening yet another unfortunate passersby: "TELL ME WHAT YOU KNOW ABOUT THIS STATUE OR I WILL BLOW YOUR NUTS OFF! I WILL BLOW THEM CLEAN OFF AND NAIL THEM TO YOUR FOREHEAD!"
Reality Glitch: ((Ouch.))
Kingfisher: (90% sure he's just spinning his wheels having already known where it goes. XD)
Ryusui: (so, <@&543250225570119681>: do we regroup to discuss what we know, or are you going your separate ways to investigate the church?)
Selene: ((jesus chrsit Valdimir XD BUT UH, let's directly go to the church?))
Reality Glitch: Once packed up, I make my way to share my newfound information with the rest of the group.
Kingfisher: Kingfisher goes to the church on his own. He'll try to get high up as he can within the main part of the church before anyone else shows.
Selene: Selene took her sweet time, but arrived at the church roughly at the same time as the others, she would probably drag Vladimir with her if she found him...
Kingfisher: (What other "her" is there?)
Kingfisher: (Also, do I need to roll in order to show up first?)
Ryusui: (hang on)
Ryusui: (so Selene, Eli, and Vladimir meet up first, and Kingfisher goes on ahead?)
Reality Glitch: ((I’m always going to fly everywhere when fast traveling, just F.Y.I.))
Ryusui: "I have had a time," Vladimir says as he regroups with the others. "I did not get to shoot any nuts off, and...I did not get any information other than that Americans have a very low fear threshold before soiling themselves. What of you?"
Kingfisher: (So do we get to me after this scene?)
Ryusui: (i'm gonna get to you soon, don't worry)
Kingfisher: (Who has the statue, by the way?)
Ryusui: (Eli; he needed the physical statue for the divination)
Reality Glitch: I’m speechless at Vlad’s report, before shaking off and giving mine. “I found this place to be where the rest of the set our piece comes from, but I also got the impression that the notes are actively trying to fight us off, so we’ll need to be extra careful with this.”
Ryusui: <@!Kingfisher>: It's a small church, and the outside is in desperate need of renovations, but it must have been impressive some fifty years back. The doors are sturdy wood set in a stone arch with a cross mounted above them.
Reality Glitch: “Hey, where’s our fourth anyway?”
Selene: "Got the location, This Church, St. Frederica's, suffered an act of Vandalism where one of the statues was taken from a piece." She says, without much fanfare, seemingly not so scared of Vladimir's report, but more annoyed instead.
Ryusui: Vladimir reacts to Eli's report much the same way Eli reacted to his.
Ryusui: "Notes...fighting?"
Kingfisher: He tries to find an entrance high up.
Reality Glitch: “They are magic, and have a will of their own.”
Ryusui: It'll be a roll to find a way up.
Kingfisher: (What kind? Athletics? And for the record, since this isn't strictly necessary to get into the building in of itself, can this be Creating an Advantage?)
Kingfisher: (<@Ryusui>?)
Ryusui: (it's an Overcome roll; you're trying to climb the building to see if there's an entrance you can reach on top)
Ryusui: (and yeah Athletics will do)
Ryusui: Vladimir raises a finger: "Magic? Yes, I believe this. Has a will of their own? This...I am having a harder time swallowing?"
Kingfisher: (What I mean is that I could just walk through the doors. I'm only doing this for a [Sniper Position][!] aspect.)
Kingfisher: (Otherwise, what's the point of not going through the front door?)
Ryusui: Well, if you try to go through the front doors, you'll find they're locked.
Kingfisher: (Fine then.)
Kingfisher: (Versus what? +2?)
Reality Glitch: “Well, when enough magic is collected in a single object for long enough and just left to stew in it’s own energies, it can simply....come to life.”
Kingfisher: !f 3 (Athletics)
DiscoDude: <@Kingfisher> rolled 4dF+3 for 6 [4dF = [+][+][ ][+]]
Ryusui: (yeah, whoop, sorry, distracted)
Ryusui: "Like...leftovers. In refrigerator." Vladimir seems to accept this explanation.
Ryusui: (that's an SWS <@!Kingfisher> :3)
Selene: "Anyways, Inside we should find more info of the statue, So we should hurry up..."
(oh god that is a 6)
Ryusui: Climbing the building takes no effort on your part at all, <@!Kingfisher>. And lucky you: there are skylights up here. Which unlock from the outside.
Kingfisher: Hop, skip, jump, parkour! No one seems to notice, and he has a pretty good -Sniper Vantage-. He opens the skylight and steps down onto whatever available surface there is.
Reality Glitch: I snicker at their response. “I guess. I don’t think I’ve ever seen in person food get to stage, though.”
Ryusui: <@!Kingfisher>: The available surface is the church floor some 20 feet down.
Reality Glitch: “Anyway, I’m gonna go to the roof to scope the place out. What are your battle plans?”
Kingfisher: He just looks, then, being careful to stay out of sight; knowing how these things go, he probably won't be able to do anything without the statue, but he can be prepared when his associates do show up with it, and trouble inevitably follows.
Kingfisher: (What does he see?)
Ryusui: The church is...empty. I mean, empty of people. There are pews, the lectern, the enormous white marble cross in the back, part of an elaborate sculpture. There are angels on said sculpture, and if you squint your eyes, you can see the place where one has been broken off.
Selene: "Hm, I'll sneak through the place, I would suggest you stay hidden, Vladimir, I think we need...secrecy, yeah."
Reality Glitch: “Alright.” And with that, I fly up top the church building to look for a Good (+3) hidy-hole.
Kingfisher: (Would spending all of my time waiting by unpacking and assembling my Wong’oneza Zakupha .50 count as a roll-less invoke gain, or do I have to roll?)
Ryusui: (i'll let you get a +2 for it XD)
Kingfisher: (So... Stealth, to remain unnoticed? I'm not sure otherwise what in doing that would actually require a roll.)
Ryusui: (There's no one looking right now. Unless you're trying to stay hidden from the rest of the party or something.)
Kingfisher: (What do you suggest, then?)
Kingfisher: (Last I checked, I don't need to roll just to assemble a weapon. I guess I can just drop it, then.)
Reality Glitch: ((You don’t, but the weapon isn’t an aspect, it merely allows you to use the shoot still.))
Ryusui: (uh, like I said, I'm giving you the +2 for putting the gun together for free)
Ryusui: (er, a boost, aspect, whatever)
Kingfisher: (Ah.)
Kingfisher: (Free invoke on its High Concept, then, on top of my stunt ability?)
Ryusui: (sounds right)
Kingfisher: (So what's everyone who's not me doing?)
Reality Glitch: ((Checking out the roof from above.))
Selene: ((Got to be sneaky and try to get up close and personal to the statue.))
Ryusui: (front doors are locked, unless you wanna try and figure out a way to get them open? or another way in?)
Ryusui: (also sorry a bit distracted rn)
Ryusui: <@Reality Glitch>: There's an open skylight. <@!Kingfisher> is standing next to it, setting up his sniper rifle.
Reality Glitch: I decide to land next to the skylight and get a peek at the inside myself.
Selene: (How hard would it be to lockpick the lock, again?)
Kingfisher: When he notices Eli, Kingfisher makes a 'shush' gesture. He occasionally gets out a pair of binoculars and checks the surrounding streets, not just the inside.
Ryusui: The place is empty apart from the pews and the lectern and the statue on the far side: a marble cross surrounded by an elaborate depiction of heaven, with tiny little angels. You can tell from here that one angel statue has been removed.
Ryusui: <@!Selene>: Nobody expects a church to be robbed, so it's +1 if you're using Burglary.
Ryusui: <@!Kingfisher>, gimme an Awareness roll.
Reality Glitch: I whisper to the agent, “I’m gonna see if getting a closer look at the rest of the statue will reveal anything.” and wait for their response before descending into the church.
Selene: ([emoji]clap[/emoji]) She gets to it right away, using her hairpins to try and find the sweet spot of the lock, just a bit of using her skills and...!
Selene: !f 2
DiscoDude: <@Selene> rolled 4dF+2 for 1 [4dF = [-][ ][ ][ ]]
Kingfisher: !f 2 (Awareness)
DiscoDude: <@Kingfisher> rolled 4dF+2 for 1 [4dF = [-][+][-][ ]]
Kingfisher: (Does that win?)
Kingfisher: (Or should I boost?)
Kingfisher: (<@Ryusui>?)
Ryusui: (yeah you can boost)
Ryusui: (as for you, Selene, that's a tie on an overcome, so you can either invoke, cash in a boost if you've got any, or succeed at a cost)
Kingfisher: (Does my high concept work due to birb eyes?)
Ryusui: (sure)
Ryusui: ( <@!Selene> )
Selene: (Hm, got nothing to boost or realistically invoke soooo i will take succeeding at a cost!)
Ryusui: Click. Snap. The good news is, you've got the door open. The bad news is, your lockpicks broke.
Ryusui: As for you, <@!Kingfisher>!
Ryusui: There's somebody approaching.
Ryusui: Several somebodies.
Ryusui: Black-suited goons much like the ones you saw at the bank.
Ryusui: They're at a distance but they're closing in!
Kingfisher: He turns his rifle around and takes aim, holds his breath, and pulls the trigger. (Rolling shoot. How many are there, BTW?)
Ryusui: There's five of them, but you have the element of surprise. If you shoot now, however, you will give yourself away.
Selene: "Oh well, I can always buy another one...liked the colors, though." She proceeds inside, whilst closing the door once Vladimir has entered...
Selene: She knows not of the incoming threat.
Ryusui: ( <@!Kingfisher>, do you have anything to say about <@Reality Glitch> going in ahead of you? )
Kingfisher: (Nope. You mean <@!Selene> right?)
Kingfisher: (Also, I think he'll hold off. I've got dinner.)
Reality Glitch: My sudden start from the point-blank long-arm fire sends me tumbling backwards into the skylight with a shout. Fortunately, I mange to slow my fall enough with by gliding the rest of the way to the floor.
Ryusui: <@!Selene>, Eli is hovering right in front of you in the middle of the path from the door to the lectern.
Kingfisher: (That action should be cancelled BTW.)
Reality Glitch: ((So, no gunfire?))
Kingfisher: (Yes.)
Ryusui: (it's a fun reaction though; let's have him just startled from <@!Kingfisher> swinging the gun into position before reconsidering XD)
Reality Glitch: Agent Kingfisher swinging their rife out to point at something in front of the church, but catches my leg and sweeps it out from under me, sending me tumbling backwards into the skylight with a shout. Fortunately, I mange to slow my fall enough with by gliding the rest of the way to the floor.
Selene: "Wh-What the..?!" She is surprised for a moment before she tries to pull Eli back to the ground, she has got to have some modicum of stealth here!
Reality Glitch: Still whispering, I exclaim, “Big bad bird up top tripped me setting up their position, not much I could do about getting blindsided.”
Reality Glitch: “Anyway, I’m gonna try to see what returning the statuette to it’s original position will yield us. And with that, I carefully get up and lightly step over towards the bigger statue the statuette was broken off from.
Selene: "Hm, I'll stand watch then, the most I can do..." She sneaks into the shadows, waiting and watching the insides of the church
Ryusui: (gonna hold off on continuing till <@!Kingfisher> gets back)
Ryusui: (sorry this sesh has been a bit slow; been juggling a few things on my end)
Reality Glitch: At the larger statue, I pull out the statuette and begin trying to fit the statuette back in place.
Reality Glitch: ((No worries; I can exercise patience.))
Kingfisher: (Back)
Reality Glitch: ((<@Ryusui>?))
Ryusui: (first up: <@!Kingfisher>, what you gon' do?)
Kingfisher: (Gonna wait until contact before I start shooting. Might go for more than one at once with all these boosts.)
Ryusui: <@Reality Glitch>: There's no dramatic "click" as you fit it in place. The sculpture is complete now, but nothing seems to have changed. Certainly there was some significance to that particular piece, but what?
Ryusui: In the meantime, <@!Selene>, you gimme an Awareness roll!
Kingfisher: (Can I try to signal? Give her a boost to the roll with... what was it... aid?)
Selene: (...oh god her awareness is 0)
Kingfisher: (Or can I negate the need for a roll?)
Ryusui: (if you wanna shoot a goon that'll tip her off in a hurry XD)
Reality Glitch: With the pieces fitted back together, I take a couple steps back to see if the full structure revealed any new information.
Kingfisher: (It has a silencer.)
Ryusui: <@Reality Glitch> Gimme a suitable roll.
Ryusui: (a silenced shot still isn't 100% silent and I'm betting Selene would know what one sounds like 😉 )
Kingfisher: He takes aim at the door from the inside. Readied action the moment a goon opens it.
Reality Glitch: !f 4 (Awareness)
DiscoDude: <@Reality Glitch> rolled 4dF+4 for 4 [4dF = [+][-][-][+]]
Ryusui: !f 2
DiscoDude: <@Ryusui> rolled 4dF+2 for 2 [4dF = [ ][ ][-][+]]
Ryusui: All three of you hear the door crack.
Ryusui: It's not open yet, but the goons are definitely trying to breach it.
Kingfisher: (Success at a cost for el-goon, eh?)
Ryusui: (yeah, more like, +2 boost to their next attempt to breach XD)
Kingfisher: (And Selene doesn't need to roll.)
Reality Glitch: In a panic, I leap for the rafters, wings flattering like a chicken’s to aid in the jump.
Ryusui: (are you cancelling your examination, RG?)
Selene: (oh crap i never rolled the awareness roll after all, sorry ^^;)
Reality Glitch: ((No.))
Ryusui: (it's fine <@!Selene> the action's started anyway)
Ryusui: (i forgot you closed the doors behind you~)
Ryusui: (okay but to be clear <@Reality Glitch> you're no longer in a place you can really properly examine the statue)
Ryusui: (even with that roll)
Ryusui: (you reacted before i had a chance to tell you what you found, if anything)
Reality Glitch: ((I already made the roll before you had the goons act, though.))
Ryusui: (right, but you responded too soon)
Ryusui: (you changed the situation before i could respond to your roll)
Reality Glitch: ((Sorry.))
Reality Glitch: ((What do I see?))
Ryusui: <@!Selene>: Goons are about to come in, Eli's chickened out. You wanna take a crack at unraveling the mystery of the statue?
Reality Glitch: ((Hold up.))
Ryusui: Or do you have another plan in mind?
Reality Glitch: ((I thought you were going to told me what I saw.))
Ryusui: (i'm saying the fiction comes first and you interrupted the action)
Reality Glitch: ((I thought you were giving me the chance to take that back.))
Ryusui: (well you didn't say you were)
Reality Glitch: ((Plus, you posted the bit about the goons after I rolled, but before you gave me the result, which is a little unfair.))
Ryusui: (i didn't expect you were going to freak out and run before i had a chance to describe!)
Reality Glitch: ((You did have a chance to describe, though.))
Reality Glitch: ((And you had the goons act instead.))
Selene: Selene remains hidden, debating weather to move so to begin a proper examination, Help the unfortunate fool not become goon mincemeat, or scare them herself, ah choices, choices...
...However! In the span of a second she made her choice, and started moving towards the statue...
Ryusui: (what the hell, i'll just go ahead and describe for Selene so RG's roll doesn't go to waste)
Ryusui: <@!Selene>, you see just what Eli noticed before he bugged out:
Ryusui: The odd thing about the formerly missing statue is that unlike all the others, who have their eyes closed and heads bowed in prayer, its head is raised and its eyes are open, looking straight forward.
Reality Glitch: ((I feel like I’ve been trained to expect non-chronological responses, and just now are you enforcing a strict timeline on the micro-scale.))
Ryusui: (sorry, again, i'm a little distracted and i'm not at maximum GMing capability right now)
Ryusui: It's looking directly at a particular pew on the right-hand side of the church.
Ryusui: !f 2
DiscoDude: <@Ryusui> rolled 4dF+2 for 1 [4dF = [ ][-][ ][ ]]
Ryusui: (+2)
Ryusui: You come to this revelation just as the doors shatter under the weight of a battering ram.
Ryusui: <@!Kingfisher>, you know there are five goons, but only two are visible through the door right now!
Kingfisher: He takes aim, holds his breath... cough cough
Kingfisher: !f 4 (Shoot (two targets))
DiscoDude: <@Kingfisher> rolled 4dF+4 for 5 [4dF = [+][ ][+][-]]
Kingfisher: (So do they roll individually, or...?)
Ryusui: !f 2
DiscoDude: <@Ryusui> rolled 4dF+2 for 1 [4dF = [-][+][-][ ]]
Ryusui: !f 2
DiscoDude: <@Ryusui> rolled 4dF+2 for 5 [4dF = [ ][+][+][+]]
Ryusui: (no point in splitting the result; one of them goes down, the other stays up)
Kingfisher: (Dang it, one away from only being a boost away from a double takedown.)
Ryusui: The goon with the ram happens to turn his head to the side at the crucial moment; the one right behind him takes both shots.
Kingfisher: (But I'll save it. There will be a better time.)
Ryusui: <@!Selene>! <@Reality Glitch>! Action!
Ryusui: There's another goon in view, and a pew to investigate!
Reality Glitch: ((Gonzometer?))
Ryusui: (still at 1)
Selene: Selene hides into the shadows again, however, she tampers with the statue before hand as to give the wrong idea to the attackers!
Reality Glitch: I try to make the same sleeping mist as before.
Selene: (Shall i roll burglary for that?)
Reality Glitch: !f 5 (Knowledge)
DiscoDude: <@Reality Glitch> rolled 4dF+5 for 6 [4dF = [+][+][ ][-]]
Ryusui: (yeah, I'll allow Burglary)
Ryusui: Righto, so, that's a [Sleeping Mist] with two free invokes
Selene: !f 2
DiscoDude: <@Selene> rolled 4dF+2 for 1 [4dF = [-][ ][ ][ ]]
Reality Glitch: ((I assume the reworking of my gonzo stunt means that while the spell doesn’t have a stunt modifying which skill I use to attack, the aspect still give me permission to make an “attack” in the first place.))
Ryusui: (so...succeed at a cost?)
Ryusui: (also <@Reality Glitch> yes but you must spend a FATE Point to use a Level 2 Gonzo Stunt)
Reality Glitch: ((That’s not what I meant. Much like how Agent Kingfisher having a gun let’s them physically Attack with Shoot versus Athletics, the Sleeping Mist let’s me mentally Attack with Will versus Will.))
Reality Glitch: ((<@Ryusui>?))
Ryusui: (fair enough, but you must spend invokes on the spell to use this effect)
Ryusui: (that said, only one more goon is visible at present; the rest haven't made a move yet)
Ryusui: (which they're about to!)
Ryusui: !f 2
DiscoDude: <@Ryusui> rolled 4dF+2 for 2 [4dF = [ ][ ][-][+]]
Ryusui: !f 2
DiscoDude: <@Ryusui> rolled 4dF+2 for 3 [4dF = [+][ ][+][-]]
Kingfisher: (Two rolls?)
Selene: (right, sorry, yeah i suppose Succeed at a Costs are everywhere today :V)
Ryusui: Two more goons bust through the windows!
Ryusui: The last goon shows up at the door, so all four are currently visible!
Reality Glitch: ((That’s still not I meant. The aspect is the weapon; Kingfisher’s weapon doesn’t need to be invoked and I had to spend an exchange acquiring mine.))
Kingfisher: (Half of me wants to take RG's side, while the other half wants to say "Gonzo-meter: 'Sometimes, it really do be like that.'")
Ryusui: (i am not running on all cylinders tonight so i am just gonna let RG have his way here)
Reality Glitch: With the mist summoned, I send it slinking down upon the goon in front of the one Kingfisher dropped.
Ryusui: (to be clear, <@!Selene>, what were you trying to accomplish?)
Ryusui: (also roll it <@Reality Glitch>)
Reality Glitch: !f 2 (Will)
DiscoDude: <@Reality Glitch> rolled 4dF+2 for 4 [4dF = [+][ ][ ][+]]
Ryusui: !f 2
DiscoDude: <@Ryusui> rolled 4dF+2 for 3 [4dF = [ ][-][+][+]]
Ryusui: And your target drops.
Selene: (That, if they tried to get ahead of them, they wouldn't be able to because she tampered with the statue while trying to make sure they thought it was working)
Ryusui: Right, so. On the one hand, you adjust the statue so it looks like it's looking at the wrong pew. Success! On the other: you didn't quite fix into your memory which pew it used to be looking at!
Ryusui: You have the general location but it will take a little extra effort to find whatever it was looking at!
Kingfisher: (At least the goons won't know, and we can fix it afterwards.)
Kingfisher: (Can I shoot again?)
Ryusui: (yes)
Kingfisher: !f 4 (Shoot (three targets))
DiscoDude: <@Kingfisher> rolled 4dF+4 for 3 [4dF = [+][-][-][ ]]
Kingfisher: (Oof.)
Ryusui: !f 2
DiscoDude: <@Ryusui> rolled 4dF+2 for 3 [4dF = [-][+][ ][+]]
Ryusui: !f 2
DiscoDude: <@Ryusui> rolled 4dF+2 for 2 [4dF = [+][ ][-][ ]]
Ryusui: !f 2
DiscoDude: <@Ryusui> rolled 4dF+2 for 3 [4dF = [+][+][ ][-]]
Kingfisher: (Two boosts will be enough to drop two...)
Ryusui: (do you have two boosts to spend?)
Kingfisher: (Free invoke on gun high concept and free invoke granted from stunt.)
Kingfisher: (So two drop, right?)
Ryusui: (righty-o!)
Ryusui: (let's say the ones that just broke in through the windows XD)
Ryusui: Bang, bang, bang. Two drop - the third one executes a perfect combat roll!
Ryusui: <@!Selene>, <@Reality Glitch>?
Kingfisher: (Three polite sneezes, more like.)
Reality Glitch: The third goon does a combat roll .... right into snooze town.
Reality Glitch: !f 2
DiscoDude: <@Reality Glitch> rolled 4dF+2 for 2 [4dF = [+][-][ ][ ]]
Ryusui: !f 2
DiscoDude: <@Ryusui> rolled 4dF+2 for 0 [4dF = [-][-][-][+]]
Ryusui: Indeed.
Kingfisher: ("Haha, Imma dodge motherf- Eeeeh...")
Ryusui: Goons: dispatched.
Kingfisher: (Isn't there one more?)
Kingfisher: (Oh, right, Eli took another one out before my second barrage.)
Selene: Selene in the meanwhile, tries to find the peg the statue originally pointed at as quickly as possible.
Ryusui: You find something, <@!Selene>. Marks where something was duct taped into place.
Ryusui: Emphasis on was. Whatever it was, it's missing now.
Ryusui: So is Vladimir.
Reality Glitch: I gently hop down from the rafters and walk over to Selene. “Find anything?”
Kingfisher: (Did Kingfisher see him at all?)
Selene: "..." She turns around with a less than friendly expression. "Say, Where is Vladimir?"
Kingfisher: (Like, there's no way he could have done that without so much as a roll.)
Ryusui: A hitherto unnoticed door towards the back of the church hangs open.
Reality Glitch: My face goes grim. “Uh-oh.”
Kingfisher: (You're seriously telling us he pulled that off without needing to roll anything?)
Selene: Selene Rushes through that door, hoping to still be able to catch the bastard!
Kingfisher: (Like, can I roll to have seen him go?)
Reality Glitch: ((Combat Confusion; though, we do know where they went.))
Ryusui: <@!Selene>: That longcoat of his is unmistakable. He's got a good head start but there's a good chance you'll still be able to catch him...next time!
Ryusui: (last lines?)
Kingfisher: "Target confirmed." Kingfisher unzips his sleeves, shakes out his arms, dives, and takes flight.
Reality Glitch: “I’ll try to track him from the air; you go after him on foot.” I bark out before shooting back out the skylight, following Kingfisher.
Ryusui: ( <@!Selene>? )
Selene: "YOU DAMN TRAITOR!!" She yells at the top of her lungs, pointing her unmistakable finger at him.
Ryusui: (and with that, let us...)
Ryusui: !end
