The Exploding Rink #fate_ic 7/7/2017

DiscoDude: **---BEGIN SESSION---**
DiscoDude: **Session logging commenced**
Chocolate: (It's been a while)
Xoa: (Xoa stole a lot of jewels)
Ryusui|GM: All right. So with Argee and Bea conducting their own business elsewhere...
Ryusui|GM: ...Caillou, Chocolate, Diva, Xoa, it's time to continue your investigation.
Caillou: (So what was our last actions?)
Ryusui|GM: You were discussing things with Inya. About the meeting with the Jewell Mining Concern.
Chocolate: (Chocolate kinda convinced Xoa to remain withing arms distance... And... My memory pelters out beyond that. Also, a lot of things happened, in the MYPD)
Ryusui|GM: (Yep. Most of the last session was spent in animated conversation, but Xoa tore up the precinct trying to steal those crystals. XD)
Chocolate: (right, Inya has the things... Because she has diplomatic immunity)
Caillou: (So does Tanya or whoever, which turns out would have been the much wiser target for Xoa. XD)
Ryusui|GM: (so does who?)
Caillou: (I forget her name. Tanya was a guess.)
Xoa: (The one with the Dividing jewel or something)
Ryusui|GM: (oh, you mean Rantha?)
Caillou: (Yeah, her.)
Xoa: (Anyways...Where should we begin with all of this mess?)
Chocolate: (Should we skip to the point where th meeting happens?)
Xoa: (I vote yes)
Ryusui|GM: (so all in favor of moving on to the Jewell Concern? :3)
Chocolate: (Pretty much, our strongest lead atm)
Caillou: (And so we go.)
Ryusui|GM: In that case, with the help of Inya and her bodyguard (primarily her bodyguard), you make your way to the Jewell Mining Concern's headquarters.
Ryusui|GM: By this point, if you've got any impressions of it being an ominous highrise, perfect for an epic fight to the CEO's office in the penthouse suite...
Ryusui|GM: ...you'd be disappointed.
Ryusui|GM: It's a rather unassuming two-story building in an office complex.
Ryusui|GM: The inside shows no evidence of it being the den of a diabolical mastermind or anything like that. If anything, the lobby looks like some sort of geological museum. Lots of tasteful glass cases with fancy mineral specimens, cards explaining their origins, a history of the company, that sort of thing.
Chocolate: "Hm..." Chocolate murmurs, while they take in the sights
Caillou: Caillou looks around. Thankfully it seems like a publicly open kind of place they can hang around or even explore without problems of the plausibly non-shady sort, he thinks?
Ryusui|GM: There's a couple people here who seem to be interested in the displays more than anything. At the far end is a secretary's desk, and doors leading further in.
Caillou: No other doors? No bathrooms, printing rooms, side hallways, or vending cubbies? What an odd layout.
Ryusui|GM: This is the public part of the building, Caillou. Presumably all the employee spaces are further in.
Chocolate: (or, narrative omission)
Caillou: (Half of what I listed should be public. XD)
Chocolate: (yes, should we continue?)
Xoa: Xoa looks around, just keeping her mouth shut and her hands to herself. _This would be more fun if I didn't steal those gems or whatever._ She thought to herself.
Ryusui|GM: The secretary is a very very pastel pink rabbit who seems more interested in doing her nails than the crowd that just walked in.
Chocolate: (Small crowd, but crowd, nonetheless)
Caillou: (No stairs??)
Ryusui|GM: (those, again, are probably further in 😉 )
Diva♥: (lol, the one time kras doesn't ping me on steam)
Ryusui|GM: (the front part is basically a museum, open to the public)
Caillou: (I'm just hoping that there is some sort of remotely discreet way we could get in.)
Ryusui|GM: (the back part is the employee space and closed off)
Chocolate: (Ops)
Chocolate: (FFFFFFFFFFFF)
Diva♥: (what did I miss :B )
Ryusui|GM: (nothing much. You're at the Concern's HQ.)
Chocolate: ( We all decided to ~~eat gillian~~ go to the meeting the consortium is concerned with )
Ryusui|GM: Inya and her bodyguard are at the back of the formation. Inya looks a bit uncomfortable but it's been suitably impressed on her that *maybe* she shouldn't start talking unless she's given the okay.
Chocolate: "So... How should we proceed with this? I mean, I feel like we should just... Act natural, right? And continue as if everything being conducted didn't get delayed by *murder and absolute madness*. I hope I am not sounding outlandish here."
Caillou: {I thought there would be at least *some* avenue of manual stealth we could implement, but if we all have to go up directly... Are we *all* supposed to be her entourage? I'm embarrassed to admit that I didn't actually think this through.}
Chocolate: "Of course! We have been graciously granted the opportunity to join Inya'Crow in the affairs of the Crow Consortium, in the subject of *these minerals*, for this afternoon. Isn't that right?"
Ryusui|GM: "Er...why, yes, indeed!" Inya says, throwing up a magnanimous wing, happy to finally be given an opportunity to speak (honestly, she looked like she was about to *explode* there for a second). "Shall I speak with the secretary and let them know the illustrious Inya'crou is here to conduct her business with the Concern?"
Chocolate: (I will have to hold on answering that, until I am sure everyone is able to follow)
Caillou: {I have my doubts about us all being admitted in, but I suppose if we can get at least one or two in, that would be good, and the rest of us can pursue another lead.}
Chocolate: "Well, I understand your concerns, and while making contention plans is always a good idea. I feel like this needn't be the case. But, we'll see." Chocolate says, to Caillou, before turning back to Inya "Ah, but yes, let's begin this." they say, giving a small bow
Chocolate: ( Question )
Chocolate: ( We kinda derped a little bit on the timeskip, <@!Diva♥> is with us, right? )
Ryusui|GM: (yes)
Ryusui|GM: "Gladly." Inya and her bodyguard saunter up to the desk: "Yoo-hoo, young lady! Inya'crou and her motley assortment of lackeys are here to discuss business with the Concern on behalf of the Crou Consortium!"
Ryusui|GM: The rabbit pushes an intercom switch and says, "There's a bird here to see you."
Chocolate: (And lackeys) (There's a typo)
Ryusui|GM: (thank you, i don't know how that crept in)
Chocolate: ( The brain is always working to try to shorten connections- Uh, I'll keep the explaination for another time )
Ryusui|GM: A familiar voice responds, "send them in."
Chocolate: (How familiar we talking about?)
Ryusui|GM: (you last heard her voice at the police precinct 😉 )
Xoa: (fuck....)
Ryusui|GM: The rabbit nods, opens one of the doors, and motions for you to go inside.
Chocolate: _Chocolate turns to the others and gives a nod to them._
"Act cool, and natural."
Xoa: Xoa is suddenly filled with a sense of dread and walks in along with the rest.
Diva♥: _is still... pretty much just along for the ride, and has no clue really what's going on. So that's not hard for her._
Chocolate: _Chocolate glances back at the secretary one more time, blinking a few times, as if they saw something strange and were doing a double-take, before turning their attention fowards again._
Chocolate: _Chocolate mumbles something to themselves_
Ryusui|GM: "The executive offices are down this hall and up the stairs. Take a right; you can't miss them," the rabbit adds.
Caillou: Caillou does the same, yet once the doors close, he places his back to the wall the doors are on, so as to remain out of sight (or at least out of firing range, should the Concern resort to that). If it's all clear, and there's all sorts of cameras so as to make stealth impossible, he'll act casual, like he just happened to be standing out of sight.
Ryusui|GM: Doesn't look like you need to be too worried about security, Caillou. The inside looks rather like every mundane office building you've been in. There are cameras, but they don't seem to have been placed with maximum security in mind - in fact, you're pretty sure most, if not all, are fake.
Chocolate: (Shhh, we don't talk about dummy cameras. JK)
Ryusui|GM: The hallway proceeds straight down past rows of cubicles towards a staircase. There are a couple paths between the cubicles leading off to the left and right.
Caillou: (So do we go the sneaky route, or at least only remain within eavesdropping distance? I honestly don't know if she's expecting us.)
Diva♥: (sneaky?)
Diva♥: (sneaky?)
Diva♥: (might have to ditch me)
Diva♥: don't mind lag doubleposts)
Chocolate: _Chocolate seems to be focused on something on the left, for a moment, before turning their focus back on the group._
Caillou: Caillou wrinkles his nose. Wasn't this building only two floors from the outside?
Ryusui|GM: (well, Diva, you could always accompany Inya if you'd rather not join the others in their investigation of the place)
Diva♥: (oh she's love to go along. It's just that. )
Diva♥: (She's loud af)
Caillou: (Or wait... Did I perceive an elevator where there was only doors?)
Ryusui|GM: (yeah, there were only doors in the back; no elevator in view)
Caillou: (Ah, whoop; deletinating.)
Ryusui|GM: (there still isn't an elevator visible from where you're standing)
Chocolate: "Hm... Peculiar..." Chocolate mumbles to themselves, this time loud enough that people are able to hear.
Diva♥: _follows along, humming to herself, it's a new tune she's been thinking of._
Caillou: {What's been bothering you, Chocolate?}
Chocolate: "You know. I will be a little bit blunt... Have any of you seen *ghosts* lately? In this building, even?"
Caillou: "Huh?" {Not sure what you mean. Also, do you know if she's actually expecting us? Perhaps stealth might be the best option here, even if it's only listening to the meeting from the outside?}
Diva♥: "Ghosts?"
Chocolate: "And, by ghosts I mean..." Chocolate starts, letting out a sigh "A pink, ursine lady, that looks *quite transpatent* and can move *through* people and objects"
Ryusui|GM: Inya looks at you like you've gone crazy. "Dream-walkers? Seriously? Those are *fairy tales.*" The bodyguard's brow furrows: "Do not dismiss them, my lady. To encounter a dream-walker is an *omen.*"
Chocolate: "I assure you, I wouldn't know how to describe a Dream-walker before **now**."
Diva♥: ( I'm not caught up on flora~)
Diva♥: ( lol~)
Chocolate: ( I am pretty sure this is Ryu's invention)
Diva♥: ( oh, don't remember anything like that )
Caillou: (Can I roll clever to realize what he's actually seeing?)
Ryusui|GM: (go right ahead)
Diva♥: ( what do we think there's an illusion? )
Caillou: !roll 4df+3 (Clever)
DiscoDude: <@Caillou> rolled 4df+3 for 4 [4df = [+][+][ ][-]] (Clever)
Ryusui|GM: Well. It sounds like you've got a bearring in the building. Someone who can astral project in their dreams.
Caillou: Yeah, Caillou writes as such.
Ryusui|GM: The Ostrels are apparently familiar with these astral projections of theirs, but have some curious superstition regarding them.
Ryusui|GM: The catch of course is that their astral projections are *normally* invisible, but a handful of people can nonetheless spot them.
Ryusui|GM: Looks like Chocolate is a lucky winner.
Caillou: Yeah, Caillou writes as such.
Caillou: Or, at least this seems like the most likely conclusion that can be drawn.
Caillou: (Is it clear that I'm telling them?)
Diva♥: ( could diva sing them to visibility? :3 )
Ryusui|GM: (probably not XD)
Ryusui|GM: (but they could probably hear your song, if you played)
Diva♥: (I mean illusions are sort of her main magical thang)
Ryusui|GM: (she's not an illusion; she's an astral projection)
Diva♥: (especially making things obvious)
Diva♥: (but SHE can create an illusion )
Ryusui|GM: (but hell, you can give it a whirl if you like)
Chocolate: "Hmmm... I see, well, that *does* make sense... But if so, then I know someone is prodding in their sleep about the left side of the building..."
Caillou: (But she has no idea where she is; she can certainly conjure *an* image of a bear. XD)
Diva♥: ( well they're there in -some- sense. magically no? Just highlight it with magic :3 )
Ryusui|GM: (well. I'm gonna say Diva can *attempt* to make her visible to the rest of you.)
Ryusui|GM: (though as Chocolate just said, you won't be able to spot her immediately, standing here - you'll still have to find her.)
Caillou: {Follow her, then. Take Xoa with you in case you run into trouble. I'll keep an eye on Inya and Diva while they have their meeting.}
Caillou: (Plus, suddenly highlighting her might scare her off.)
Chocolate: "Good idea. Xoa, come with me, we have some *busting* to do." Chocolate says, turning to Xoa
Ryusui|GM: (XD)
Caillou: (At this point, can we as players see what's going on with Chocolate-vision now?)
Xoa: "Oh boy." She cracks her knuckles.
Ryusui|GM: (yeah, no more secret PMs 😉 )
Ryusui|GM: All right, then. In that case, <@!Caillou>, <@!Diva♥>, you're heading up the stairs with Inya and her bodyguard.
Ryusui|GM: <@!Chocolate>, <@!Xoa>, you should be able to catch up with your ghost if you hurry.
Caillou: Caillou is hanging behind, careful to remain out of sight of any security they run into further up.
Diva♥: _follows, suddenly breaks out singing, "Like soldiers in the miiiiiiiist"_
Chocolate: _Chocolate begins to hurry_
"You guys go with Inya, try to not make too much of a fuss over things, remain courteous and yadda-yadda." They said, their voice becoming fainter and fainter as they walked away.
Caillou: (He's behind Diva, if I wasn't clear.)
Chocolate: (Fainter because of distance)
Chocolate: (No funny business)
Caillou: (He's gonna do the whole eavesdropping thing; let Diva handle immediate danger without my immediate presence alarming Rantha.)
Xoa: Xoa follows behind Chocolate. "So what am I going to smash?"
Diva♥: (not a bad plan :3 )
Chocolate: "Well, hopefully nothing. But we can't be too sure."
Ryusui|GM: <@!Caillou>: The upper offices clearly have had a bit more spent on them than the cubicles downstairs. There are cameras, and you can be sure they're real ones this time, and they're covering the halls.
Caillou: Caillou pulls the back of his robe over his head before continuing.
Ryusui|GM: Chocolate, Xoa: You are in a maze of cubicles, all alike. There are people filing paperwork, working on spreadsheets, working mindless office chores all around.
Ryusui|GM: None of them are paying you any attention.
Ryusui|GM: Gimme a roll, both of you. Let's see how you do picking up the trail.
Xoa: (What kind of roll?)
Ryusui|GM: (whatever kind of roll you can excuse for "picking up the trail of a ghost that only Chocolate can see 😉 )
Diva♥: (Diva recomends flashy)
Ryusui|GM: Caillou, Diva: The doors at the far end of the second floor hall open automatically as you approach.
Xoa: (Got a +1 Flashy)
Diva♥: _steps on through_
Chocolate: _Chocolate tries to glue together all the data they've gathered so far, along with their years of experience, plus their intuition, and *cleverly* resolve where the bearring went._
Ryusui|GM: Behind them is a large corner office with an enormous table.
Chocolate: (Sounds good?)
Ryusui|GM: There are five seats around the table, but only the one furthest from the door is occupied...
Xoa: (I'll just...carefully look around the room for any signs of ghost goo or something moving)
Ryusui|GM: ...and Rantha is sitting in it, smiling smugly.
Ryusui|GM: (Clever, careful, go go go!)
Diva♥: (Is this someone diva knows?)
Chocolate: !roll 4df+3 (clever)
DiscoDude: <@Chocolate> rolled 4df+3 for 1 [4df = [+][-][-][-]] (clever)
Xoa: !roll 4df+2 (Careful)
DiscoDude: <@Xoa> rolled 4df+2 for -2 [4df = [-][-][-][-]] (Careful)
Chocolate: (Jesus Christ)
Xoa: (yeah?)
Chocolate: (Okay, can I reroll?)
Caillou: (Wait, who has her crystal?)
Ryusui|GM: (yeah, though you'll need to spend a FATE Point on a suitable aspect)
Chocolate: (I think Xoa still has?)
Diva♥: (those were some really shitty rolls btw)
Xoa: (Nope, I gave them to Chocolate who gave them to Inya?)
Ryusui|GM: (no, we mean the creepy green crystals)
Caillou: (Shit. Forgot that it'd make a good bargaining tool- Oh? :3)
Ryusui|GM: (the ones you tried to make into a power glove)
Xoa: (oh, wait, yeah I kept those, heh)
Chocolate: (I'll use my high-concept, and a fate point. Deal?)
Diva♥: Diva steps up, "Hello there!"
Ryusui|GM: (Chocolate: sounds good!)
Chocolate: (C'mon, dice gods)
Ryusui|GM: Diva: You hear a rumbling in the back of your head.
Xoa: (I got nothing for my reroll)
Chocolate: !roll 4df+3 (clever)
DiscoDude: <@Chocolate> rolled 4df+3 for 3 [4df = [-][ ][ ][+]] (clever)
Chocolate: (Hey there, *probably* good enough)
Ryusui|GM: Chocolate: Well. Slime trails are out. But you do spot signs that *someone* has been rummaging through filing cabinets and garbage cans.
Ryusui|GM: There's a trail along the cubicles.
Diva♥: _twitches her ears..._
Ryusui|GM: Caillou, Diva: "Welcome to the Jewell Concern," Rantha says, steepling her fingers. "Terribly sorry to hear what happened to your other messenger. My condolences." The bodyguard nods, solemnly.
Chocolate: _Chocolate signals Xoa to follow them, and make silence. They then proceed to follow the trail they've found._
Caillou: {That story wasn't released yet, I'm afraid. How did you know he was dead?} Caillou doesn't seem particularly perturbed.
Caillou: (Can this count as mental combat?)
Ryusui|GM: "We like to keep a finger on the pulse of our business dealings," Rantha says, cocking her head.
Diva♥: (queu FFX regular fight theme)
Ryusui|GM: (you can roll to try and get something more out of her, if you like :3 )
Xoa: Nods and follows Chocolate along.
Caillou: (No, I mean with stress and everything.)
Diva♥: ( I actually might have something for this circumstance, gimme a moment)
Ryusui|GM: Chocolate, Xoa: It's not long before you follow the trail to what looks to be a disused closet. There's sounds of drawers rattling and paper shuffling coming from inside.
Ryusui|GM: (all right, to be clear, what are you trying to accomplish, Caillou?)
Diva♥: (so yeah I thinkkkk  I could use my stunt for this)
Diva♥: (And get a +5)
Caillou: (I dunno. I figured that if I could get her to "tilt" on the mental shifts, I would force her hand, so to speak; to stop hiding behind legal BS?)
Chocolate: _Chocolate tries to peek inside the closet, without making their presence known_
Ryusui|GM: (oh man, the two of you trying a "good cop, bad cop" game on Rantha XD)
Diva♥: (Mine is about being charming though)
Ryusui|GM: (i like this idea, let's do this <3)
Diva♥: (So like, yeah lol )
Caillou: (Well, I was thinking more along the lines of catching her out so that legal BS would stop working.)
Ryusui|GM: (so yeah. This is Rantha's turf, so she gets the first move proper. Then...Diva, Caillou, both of you roll Clever to determine your individual turn order.)
Caillou: (And maybe *we'd* get illegal on her ass if that doesn't work. XD)
Diva♥: !roll 4df+2
DiscoDude: <@Diva♥> rolled 4df+2 for 3 [4df = [+][-][+][ ]]
Caillou: !roll 4df+3
DiscoDude: <@Caillou> rolled 4df+3 for 3 [4df = [ ][+][ ][-]]
Ryusui|GM: (ha! roll again XD)
Caillou: (Higher bonus = my priority?)
Diva♥: (Don't that just mean caillou goes? )
Ryusui|GM: (true, true)
Diva♥: (Higher base)
Ryusui|GM: (okay)
Diva♥: (Ah yeah)
Ryusui|GM: Inya and her bodyguard step aside. It's pretty clear who this meeting is *really* going to be between.
Diva♥: (Good lord, a singer, and a deaf person, good cop bad coping together)
Chocolate: ( Eeeeeyyyy )
Chocolate: ( Ryusui, what about the peeking?)
Diva♥: (We are part of a real buddy cop duo somewhere)
Ryusui|GM: "I wasn't *aware* this was going to be an *interrogation,*" Rantha says, grinning insufferably at you, Caillou.
Ryusui|GM: !roll 4dF+2 (Sneaky)
DiscoDude: <@Ryusui|GM> rolled 4dF+2 for -1 [4dF = [-][-][ ][-]] (Sneaky)
Caillou: !roll 4df+3 (Clever)
DiscoDude: <@Caillou> rolled 4df+3 for 3 [4df = [ ][ ][-][+]] (Clever)
Chocolate: (Oh God)
Ryusui|GM: <@!Chocolate>, <@!Xoa>: You see a pink ghostly bear searching through drawer after drawer, trying to find *something* in the filing cabinets.
Caillou: (Is that Create Advantage, or Attack? >:3)
Ryusui|GM: (Attack)
Caillou: (Okay. Simple rebuttal, then.)
Xoa: (Wait I see it too?)
Ryusui|GM: (wait, whoop, no, only Chocolate does XD)
Diva♥: (Not very convincing, seems like they were WELL AWARE what this is :B )
Chocolate: _Chocolate signals to Xoa to wait. The plan is to **jump them once they've found what they wanted**._
Xoa: "...I don't know what you see but I see nothing..."
Chocolate: "Don't worry about that."
Caillou: {You could probably see me through the cameras, and you can stand to lose that habitual McEvil grin either way; it doesn't befit you. Besides, we never said anything about an interrogation. This is just business between you and Inya, which we are here to discuss. Might we Mew York Ripper ask what your intentions are for the crystals? Investors need to know.}
Caillou: (Clever attack?)
Ryusui|GM: (clever attack XD)
Ryusui|GM: (oh, and also, you get a -boost- for a successful defense)
Caillou: (W/ {Disarming Prose}.)
Ryusui|GM: (let's call it -Verbal Judo- XD)
Caillou: !roll 4df+5 (Clever + Stunt)
DiscoDude: <@Caillou> rolled 4df+5 for 5 [4df = [ ][+][-][ ]] (Clever + Stunt)
Ryusui|GM: !roll 4dF+3 (Clever)
DiscoDude: <@Ryusui|GM> rolled 4dF+3 for 4 [4dF = [-][+][ ][+]] (Clever)
Ryusui|GM: (gonna spend a GM FATE point on [Keeps a Cool Head] to add a +2 to that)
Caillou: (Countering with -Verbal Judo-.)
Ryusui|GM: (heh :3)
Diva♥: (Can't keep that up forever >:3 )
Ryusui|GM: You see the corner of Rantha's mouth twitch as you slip the mention of the Reaper casually into your conversation. Inya doesn't seem to have noticed it, but the bodyguard certainly gave you an odd look.  (1 stress!)
Ryusui|GM: (Diva, your go!)
Caillou: (She didn't answer the question, though. XD)
Ryusui|GM: (She'll respond after Diva's turn 😉 )
Ryusui|GM: (and yes, Chocolate, getting back to you~)
Chocolate: (Sorry to interrupt, Ryusui, should we roll something to try and get our opportunity to snatch the whatever the bearing is trying to find, out of their hands?)
Chocolate: (Also, is the things floating in the air, for Xoa?)
Ryusui|GM: Operation "wait till she finds what she's looking for, then jump her" has hit a snag, Chocolate. Whatever she's looking for isn't here; she throws down the last stack of papers in frustration and surveys the filing cabinets with her hands on her hips.
Ryusui|GM: Also, yes, Xoa can see the papers and drawers moving of their own accord.
Ryusui|GM: ( <@!Diva♥>?)
Caillou: (Did I teleport? XD)
Ryusui|GM: (sorry, two C-names...)
Ryusui|GM: Now that she's stopped moving, you can see she's wearing a pair of round glasses, a pith hat, and an explorer's jacket.
Ryusui|GM: She turns to face you, Chocolate, about to leave...
Diva♥: "Why don't we take this somewhere more comfortable?  We could go to this nice cute cafe I know, I could reserve us a nice little booth and we could talk this out. Wouldn't things be much niver that way?"
Chocolate: ( Two C detectives, you'd expect them to be D detectives, from "dick" )
Chocolate: (But hey, at least they are higher grade)
Diva♥: (Trying  for a flashy advantage)
Caillou: ("The detective that's searching for 'D'..." XD)
Chocolate: ( Damnit )
Diva♥: !roll 4df+3
DiscoDude: <@Diva♥> rolled 4df+3 for 4 [4df = [ ][+][+][-]]
Ryusui|GM: !roll 4dF+3 (Clever)
DiscoDude: <@Ryusui|GM> rolled 4dF+3 for 6 [4dF = [+][+][ ][+]] (Clever)
Diva♥: ou
Ryusui|GM: (gonna add anything, Diva?)
Caillou: (A tie is still alright?)
Caillou: (And if he counters again, that's another FATE point down the drain.)
Ryusui|GM: (...let's say a tie means you get a -boost-.)
Diva♥: Spend a fp for a +2 "pop star idol"
Xoa: (Should we end this soon?)
Ryusui|GM: (but a loss means the *enemy* gets an advantage)
Ryusui|GM: (prolly soon, after this "fight" is over XD)
Ryusui|GM: (and Chocolate and Xoa have resolved things with the intruder)
Caillou: (BTW, I wonder what will happen if she drops the dream-bomb? XD)
Ryusui|GM: Rantha seems caught off guard by your -Friendly Banter-, Diva.
Diva♥: (who diva?)
Diva♥: (There's an idea 😮 )
Caillou: (Even if it doesn't annihilate their plans, it should make them at least 'WTF' a bit. XD)
Diva♥: (It would yeah)
Ryusui|GM: She clears her throat: "If you've talked to Ms. Crou, you already know our interest. The crystals are of value to magical research across the continent. Why, I'm given to understand there are people in Kadath who'd spend a small fortune for the sample in that bag."
Ryusui|GM: (Create Advantage time)
Ryusui|GM: !roll 4dF+3
DiscoDude: <@Ryusui|GM> rolled 4dF+3 for 3 [4dF = [ ][+][-][ ]]
Caillou: (Do we both defend?)
Caillou: (Or just me?)
Ryusui|GM: (either one of you can defend)
Caillou: (Alright, I'll do it, unless Diva's feeling lucky for some reason... (Wait; mental combat tank??? Can that be a valid tactic???))
Caillou: (Eh, I'll consider it if I'm actually hurting.)
Caillou: !roll 4df+3
DiscoDude: <@Caillou> rolled 4df+3 for 2 [4df = [+][-][-][ ]]
Diva♥: (next thing diva says is probably going to get focus on her x3
Ryusui|GM: (okay, so, sorry to keep you waiting, <@!Chocolate>)
Caillou: (Can I boost with Diva's thing?)
Ryusui|GM: (but again, she's turning to leave)
Ryusui|GM: (and yes, Caillou, you can)
Caillou: (Then I do.)
Ryusui|GM: (and I spend my other GM FATE Point on [Legal Wrangler] :3)
Chocolate: (Alright)
Caillou: (Yay; I only took one stress, and that's another FATE point down the drain. You spending it was actually the ideal outcome here. XD)
Chocolate: _Chocolate whispers to Xoa "She haven't found it, we might have to act cool if she comes by here."_
Caillou: Caillou gives a brief huff; that angle's clearly going nowhere.
Xoa: Xoa nods and looks at Chocolate. "Yup...still nothing..."
Ryusui|GM: (that was a Create Advantage)
Caillou: (Oh.)
Ryusui|GM: (She now has [A Leg to Stand On][!])
Ryusui|GM: (your move, Caillou!)
Chocolate: ( <@!Xoa> , you can see the files and stuff poltergheisting around- Well, not anymore, since she's stopped )
Ryusui|GM: To be clear, Chocolate, Xoa, you're hiding from her so she doesn't spot you as she comes out, right?
Caillou: (Wait, was there something I could have boosted with?)
Caillou: (Crap, I was treating this like an attack... XP)
Xoa: (I mean yeah, she's just confused she can't see anything)
Chocolate: (Chocolate is trying to keep an eye, to make sure she isn't going to decide and walk through walls, but otherwise, they are hiding)
Caillou: But then he starts writing again.
Ryusui|GM: (it's a roll to stay hidden, then, Chocolate and Xoa!)
Xoa: !roll 4df+1 (Sneaky)
DiscoDude: <@Xoa> rolled 4df+1 for 4 [4df = [+][+][ ][+]] (Sneaky)
Xoa: (Oh derp...my sneak is +2..)
Ryusui|GM: (well, you still got 5 then)
Chocolate: !roll 4df+2 (sneaky)
DiscoDude: <@Chocolate> rolled 4df+2 for 2 [4df = [ ][ ][ ][ ]] (sneaky)
Ryusui|GM: (good roll :3)
Ryusui|GM: !roll 4dF+3 (Careful)
DiscoDude: <@Ryusui|GM> rolled 4dF+3 for 1 [4dF = [-][ ][ ][-]] (Careful)
Chocolate: (Uh, I got an average roll, but I suppose - Phew)
Diva♥: two eclipses this game
Chocolate: (Oh, wow)
Ryusui|GM: And she saunters right past you, none the wiser.
Caillou: {Of course, you will understand our concern with one of your subordinates exploding in front of many witnesses, including several officers of the law. Even *if* your claim to that explosion being God with a capital G is unprovable, we don't feel confident in continuing unless you can offer some explanation to that prior offense from said subordinate.}
Caillou: !roll 4df+5 (Clever + Stunt)
DiscoDude: <@Caillou> rolled 4df+5 for 7 [4df = [ ][+][ ][+]] (Clever + Stunt)
Ryusui|GM: Inya and her bodyguard just look confused as hell by this point.
Chocolate: _Chocolate gives Xoa a thumbs up, signaling the coast is clear._
Diva♥: _imagines marl's hand reaching down from the sky and smooshing a little floran_
Ryusui|GM: !roll 4dF+3 (Clever)
DiscoDude: <@Ryusui|GM> rolled 4dF+3 for 0 [4dF = [-][ ][-][-]] (Clever)
Caillou: (ULTIMATE BRAIN FART: FATALITY. XD)
Chocolate: (God, she got destroyed)
Xoa: Xoa nods and looks around. "So I can step out now or...?"
Ryusui|GM: (I'm gonna spend that free invoke on [A Leg To Stand On] to reroll XD)
Ryusui|GM: (that's all I can do XD)
Ryusui|GM: !roll 4dF+3
DiscoDude: <@Ryusui|GM> rolled 4dF+3 for 2 [4dF = [-][-][+][ ]]
Ryusui|GM: (ha, might as well have +2'd it)
Caillou: (So, [3] box and Mild?)
Ryusui|GM: (she has two stress boxes, so [2] box and Moderate XD)
Caillou: (Oh, shit. XD)
Caillou: (She's way in over her head, isn't she? XD)
Caillou: {That can be perceived as a terrorist attack, you know.}
Ryusui|GM: You're clearly wearing down her ability to bullshit her way through this conversation. "Do you have any idea how absolutely *ridiculous* you sound?" she says, as smoothly as possible. "What are you even *accusing* me of? Of colluding with some kind of...fantasy horror?"
Chocolate: "We'll keep following her, follow me, Xoa." Chocolate said, trying to trail the bearing, hopefully she wouldn't realize that it is actually possible for someone to see her.
Ryusui|GM: ([Looking Quite Guilty Now][!])
Ryusui|GM: ( <@!Diva♥>!)
Caillou: {No, just simple terrorism. Who knows what really happened in that confusion? But either way, whatever truth you manage to compromise on can't be comfortable.}
Caillou: (Now Diva.)
Caillou: (Drop that bomb. :3)
Ryusui|GM: Chocolate: She wanders along back the way you came, looking around, rubbing her chin. Then she...sees something? Certainly whatever it is, she didn't notice it on the way over. She darts off, back towards the central hall.
Diva♥: "Look. I know this sounds weird, but the reason I'm involved in this is because I was, well... teleported somewhere. I thought it was a dream, but I ended up in that police station with these people when I got out. I was in a realm with this green crystal, and it talked to me. It looked like this" She sings out a little illusion to show it.
Chocolate: "What the- Come here, Xoa! There's something going on!" Chocolate said, taking pursuit.
Diva♥: !roll 4df+5 (bring attention to herself stunt)
DiscoDude: <@Diva♥> rolled 4df+5 for 3 [4df = [ ][ ][-][-]] (bring attention to herself stunt)
Diva♥: ffff
Chocolate: (Use a...)
Caillou: (Okay, maybe that's jumping into things a bit too much. I was expecting you to just recognize her from a dream... *thing* you had. XD)
Chocolate: (Fate?)
Xoa: Chases after chocolate, "You know it's really hard!"
Diva♥: (I dont' recognize anybody lol )
Caillou: (But the way you're doing it now... what's prompting it?)
Chocolate: "I knoooooooow... I am not used to half-invisible chase!"
Caillou: (But anyways, let Rantha roll before you freak out; it can still go either way.)
Ryusui|GM: !roll 4dF+3 (Clever)
DiscoDude: <@Ryusui|GM> rolled 4dF+3 for 1 [4dF = [-][ ][-][ ]] (Clever)
Chocolate: ( *cough* )
Ryusui|GM: Chocolate: The ghost bear stops at what looks like a solid wall. She's looking it up and down like she honestly wasn't expecting it to be there.
Caillou: (So does Diva succeed?)
Ryusui|GM: (yes)
Ryusui|GM: Caillou, Diva: You watch as Diva's illusion brings to life the image of a giant piece of stone with a mural drawn on it - the most obvious element of which is a diagram of sorts, various simple machines arranged in what you can't help but feel is some kind of anatomical model.
Ryusui|GM: ([The Image of God][!])
Chocolate: _Chocolate slowly turns to Xoa "I-I have no idea what she is doing, she's sizing up a wall as if it is a strange object."_
Ryusui|GM: At that, Diva, Caillou, Rantha throws herself forward out of her chair.
Ryusui|GM: ***"WHERE THE HELL DID YOU SEE THAT?!?"***
Caillou: (You know what to do, Xoa. XD)
Diva♥: :3
Chocolate: (No, pls, not yet)
Xoa: (I won't...yet)
Ryusui|GM: ***"ANSWER ME!"***
Ryusui|GM: !roll 4dF+0 (Forceful attack against Diva)
DiscoDude: <@Ryusui|GM> rolled 4dF+0 for -3 [4dF = [ ][-][-][-]] (Forceful attack against Diva)
Ryusui|GM: (ahahahahahahaha XD)
Diva♥: _grins, "See how it is when there's things you want to know, and the other person isn't talking dear?"_
Diva♥: /roll 4df+3
Caillou: (I had a different finishing blow in mind, but this works, too. XD)
Diva♥: !roll 4df+3
DiscoDude: <@Diva♥> rolled 4df+3 for 4 [4df = [ ][+][-][+]]
Caillou: (BTW, don't hit back.)
Diva♥: it's a defense o3o
Ryusui|GM: Chocolate: She taps at a space about waist-high off the ground, and both you and Xoa see a little panel open up. A keypad.
Ryusui|GM: Caillou, Diva: She's left angrily sputtering. She has -Completely Lost Her Cool.- (successful defense, and get a boost XD)
Chocolate: _Chocolate quickly turns to Xoa, wide-eyed, looks at her for a second, then quickly turns back to the bearring, without saying a word._
Caillou: "..."
Ryusui|GM: The bearring slowly, carefully, tries tapping a code into the keypad. One, two, three, four, five, six digits...then an angry "bleep" from the panel.
Caillou: {I have no idea what that was about, but what I do know is that you just committed assault and battery - with several non-fleeing witnesses this time - which I'm pretty sure you can get your diplomatic immunity revoked over.}
Caillou: !roll 4df+5
DiscoDude: <@Caillou> rolled 4df+5 for 6 [4df = [ ][-][+][+]]
Chocolate: _Chocolate turns to Xoa "She's trying random codes, try to see if you can see what she's typing!"_
Caillou: (I'll wait for you to roll before following up with another whammy, assuming I can get the mental KO with a boost or two.)
Ryusui|GM: !roll 4dF+3 (Clever)
DiscoDude: <@Ryusui|GM> rolled 4dF+3 for 4 [4dF = [-][ ][+][+]] (Clever)
Ryusui|GM: (one boost will end it)
Xoa: (Cleverly roll?)
Caillou: (And she already -Lost Her Cool-.)
Ryusui|GM: (you don't need to roll; you can clearly see what she's typing from here.)
Ryusui|GM: (Like Chocolate said, she's trying codes at random.)
Xoa: (Alrighty)
Ryusui|GM: Chocolate, Xoa: She tries another random code. The panel beeps again, angrier this time.
Caillou: (Okay, this is probably time to stop that bear before she sets off alarms.)
Ryusui|GM: (i was wondering when you were going to catch on XD)
Ryusui|GM: (of course you're not there, so it's a question of whether Chocolate and Xoa figure it out 😉 )
Chocolate: _Chocolate turns to Xoa "Shit, I'll have to stop her, otherwise... She'll activate the alarms!"_
Caillou: {In fact, why don't we have a local government worker call up someone working at the Jewell Tribes Coalition or their more independent neighbors to see if you ever had diplomatic immunity to begin with?}
Xoa: "Can I just...punch?" She asks
Caillou: (Less talking, more acting guys!)
Chocolate: "I'll try to fit it into the schedule, but punching astral projections is pretty pointless."
Caillou: (Just call out to her or something.)
Ryusui|GM: *"...Ghhhhhhhhhhhhk."* You've clearly pushed Rantha to the limit.
Chocolate: _Chocolate walks fowards and clears their throat._
"Lady... Do you need the code?" Chocolate says, as they lift a brow, in the most irreverent way they can manage.
Caillou: (What is with you and that mouth-sound, Ryusui? XD)
Chocolate: ( It is called a staple, that some people use. A go-to, you may say )
Diva♥: (desu)
Chocolate: (dood)
Diva♥: (What verbal tic, wan?)
Ryusui|GM: Chocolate: She yelps in surprise. She turns around and stares at you in shock, like you're an alien from another planet.
Caillou: (Maybe explain exactly what it is you're stopping her from doing?)
Caillou: (So she doesn't, y'know, freak out?)
Chocolate: _Chocolate scratches their chin_
"Yes, hello, you are way out here, are you not? Have you lost yourself, child? Have you been daydreaming your way to here? Don't you know that what you are doing is not *really* correct?"
Xoa: (Gotta go to bed, gotta get back to my sleep schedule)
Caillou: (Way to word it in the most vague way possible. XD)
Caillou: ("I don't actually work here, either, and I'd appreciate it if you didn't set the alarms off on us," is what I would say.)
Chocolate: (I like to raise the tension, before I catch them... Hopefully they won't run away)
Caillou: (Aren't you on the same side, really?)
Ryusui|GM: She stares at you for an uncomfortable moment and says, almost in a whisper, "who the heck *are* you?"
Chocolate: "Who am I? Why not ask who I *can* be?"
Ryusui|GM: (Caillou, Diva, you've got Rantha at your mental mercy. What next?)
Chocolate: "I *could* be a friend, you see."
Diva♥: (I'll leave it to caillou, he's the one who knows what's going on more :B)
Caillou: (Um... Wasn't sure what I was going to actively do. Just thought she might freak out and start warranting actual arrests.)
Ryusui|GM: Chocolate: "Y-you're with *them*, aren't you? Are you...are you trying to *blackmail* me?"
Caillou: Caillou simply walks up to her. "Za repper?" {You had a reaction to that, which I honestly wasn't expecting. Care to elaborate?)
Caillou: (Also, why is Chocolate needlessly toying with this probable child? Seems kinda out of character for him.)
Chocolate: (I remember that the first person chocolate interrogated... They didn't go directly to the point)
Caillou: (But she is so clearly on our side.)
Ryusui|GM: "...what do you want from me," Rantha hisses. "A *confession?*"
Chocolate: "Now, now." Chocolate says, extending a hand "That would be hard to do, with you so far out here, wouldn't it? Besides, I don't even know who you are, so that's also makes it hard to blackmail. The name is Chocolate, hopefully you've heard it before, but I must admit, I might not be the most famous person in Mew York."
Ryusui|GM: Caillou, Diva: "Your *pet* here brings that *image* into *my* office..."
Caillou: {Just looks like a stick figure made out of simple machines. Seems kinda goofy, honestly.}
Ryusui|GM: Chocolate: "Th-the detective?" She blinks. "Y...you're a lot shorter than you look in the papers..."
Chocolate: "They usually take low-angle shots."
Chocolate: "Never understood why."
Ryusui|GM: Rantha chuckles wickedly, as if you've said something patently ridiculous. "For all your professed intelligence, you simply have no *concept* of *symbolism,* don't you? The *image* is not the *thing...*"
Caillou: {Let me guess; that's the "God" that you spoke of?}
Chocolate: "What a fateful encounter this is, isn't it? Now, child, what is the reason of your... *Questionable* behaviour?"
Ryusui|GM: Caillou, Diva: The chuckling intensifies. "There is *so much* to tell. *So. Much.* But you wouldn't believe even half of it. You're simply not *equipped* to comprehend it."
Ryusui|GM: Chocolate: "Um."
Ryusui|GM: The bear looks back and forth, shyly.
Ryusui|GM: "Would you believe this used to be *my* company?"
Chocolate: "I've heard crazier stuff, in this carrer."
Chocolate: (Sorry, Xoa, not much action on your side)
Diva♥: "Not equipped? I'm the one who saw it. It talked to me"
Ryusui|GM: "Yes." Rantha says. "We know you did. And we know...that your friends are downstairs, poking their noses where they don't belong."
Caillou: Caillou begins chuckling, himself; it's actually quite unnerving, the laugh of a deaf person. {How about I share my own little unbelievable fact to one-up Diva's.}
Ryusui|GM: Her voice is subtly different now.
Caillou: {She and I, and a few others... We've *killed* gods like yours. About four to six of them, actually, depending on what temporal nonsense you decide to count.}
Diva♥: (glad you edited that to past tense 😛 )
Ryusui|GM: "How amusing. But we are no invaders. If anything, it is *you* who are the unwelcome presence."
Ryusui|GM: There's something about her voice that makes your ears itch now, Diva.
Diva♥: (damn rabbat ears)
Chocolate: "But... I suppose they changed the passcode, didn't they?"
Ryusui|GM: Chocolate: "There was *never* a passcode! This used to be a *storage room*!"
Ryusui|GM: "There's a wall here now, and there's something hidden behind it, I'm sure of it!"
Chocolate: "Can you pass through walls?"
Caillou: (I need to sleep...)
Chocolate: (Sorry)
Ryusui|GM: "Some walls." She passes a hand through a cubicle to demonstrate. "But not this one..."
Ryusui|GM: (arrite, then, last lines, people?)
Chocolate: "I was almost ready to facepalm, I must admit. But by golly, we will either find the passcode, or we will bust through this wall." Chocolate says, finishing with a nod, and looking at Xoa
Ryusui|GM: (Caillou? Diva?)
Ryusui|GM: ( <@!Diva♥>?)
Caillou: {So you're aware? Props to you, I suppose. I'm not sure if the original nature will make a difference; and if I'm ignorant for saying such? Then I suppose I am in bliss. Now, what to do with you, in the meantime...}
Ryusui|GM: (everyone good to cut it off for the night? 😉 )
Chocolate: (yep.)
Ryusui|GM: (then let us...)
Ryusui|GM: !end