Wisp (Nov 24, 2011 12:01:11 AM)
*there were hushed grumblings of workers ahead*
Imani Shields (Nov 24, 2011 12:02:03 AM)
*He put the lighter away, partly due to the smell, and partly because of the voices up ahead. For now he would creep closer to the voices, but stick to the darkness of the tunnel*
Thomas Walker (Nov 24, 2011 12:02:23 AM)
((I'll be quiet... mostly because I got invaded by players))
Thomas Walker (Nov 24, 2011 12:02:39 AM)
((So running away after being shot and described to the cops was a good excuse))
Wisp (Nov 24, 2011 12:03:34 AM)
(kk) *As he peered around the corner, Imani could see five kithain: two caps, two nockers and a scurvy looking troll harvesting chunks of fungus from the walls of the cave*
Imani Shields (Nov 24, 2011 12:05:06 AM)
*He knelt down and watched the workers for a moment. After a quick size-up, he eyeballed the fungus*
Thomas Walker (Nov 24, 2011 12:05:24 AM)
((Tom has his cellphone if you find some other entrance, though, Imani. ;-) ))
Wisp (Nov 24, 2011 12:06:00 AM)
*Big shelf-like light grey chunks of fungus growing like scaled steps along the cave*
Imani Shields (Nov 24, 2011 12:06:06 AM)
(If I get through five of them, he'll call just to gloat :)
Imani Shields (Nov 24, 2011 12:07:51 AM)
*He watched them work for a moment more before a thought occurred. His eyes scanned the work area for anything that might come in handy*
Wisp (Nov 24, 2011 12:13:12 AM)
*There were some sharp tools used to prying fungus off the rock, large buckets, a wheelbarrow, a goblin lantern*
Wisp (Nov 24, 2011 12:15:09 AM)
*The workers were bickering about whether or not they should buy whiskey or brandy*
Imani Shields (Nov 24, 2011 12:16:25 AM)
*He was wondering what happens when you break a goblin lantern open, but that conversation snapped him back. If they were planning to take a break soon, he'd have to find somewhere to hide and wait them out*
Wisp (Nov 24, 2011 12:17:45 AM)
*They worked for another 15-20minutes before starting to pack up what they gathered*
Imani Shields (Nov 24, 2011 12:18:40 AM)
*Imani backed through the tunnel, looking for anywhere he could squeeze into*
Wisp (Nov 24, 2011 12:20:37 AM)
(dex/stealth dif 6)
Imani Shields (Nov 24, 2011 12:20:49 AM)
(Wp ok for this?)
Wisp (Nov 24, 2011 12:20:52 AM)
(yes)
Imani Shields (Nov 24, 2011 12:21:39 AM)
(4)*He squeezed into a depression in the tunnel and did his best large rock impression*
Wisp (Nov 24, 2011 12:23:26 AM)
*he felt reasonably secure in his hiding place, and the group of workers passed him by without seeing him, heading back into the basement*
Imani Shields (Nov 24, 2011 12:24:26 AM)
*Once they had all gone through the rath, he headed back to the work area. If the goblin lantern was still there, he'd scoop it up and continue his search*
Wisp (Nov 24, 2011 12:25:18 AM)
*it was a dank chimerical cave. It looks like they were collecting naturally growing fungi and cultivating others in various starter beds*
Imani Shields (Nov 24, 2011 12:27:24 AM)
*He went about collecting samples of each, bagging them up, and tucking it all away in his pack. When he'd gotten it all packed up, he checked for anything flammable*
Wisp (Nov 24, 2011 12:27:58 AM)
*the shelf-shrooms were the only ones mature. The rest were just seeds*
Imani Shields (Nov 24, 2011 12:29:27 AM)
*He'd take seeds as well, anything that'd help Chloe figure out the final compound*
Wisp (Nov 24, 2011 12:30:35 AM)
*it could be collected, and the soil brushed back to cover the traces*
Imani Shields (Nov 24, 2011 12:31:29 AM)
*samples collected, he checked to see if there was another way out of the tunnel*
Wisp (Nov 24, 2011 12:32:39 AM)
(Per/survival dif 6)
Imani Shields (Nov 24, 2011 12:33:08 AM)
(4)
Wisp (Nov 24, 2011 12:35:19 AM)
*Searching down the tunnells he could hear running water, and find an slow running underground river that seemed to head to the outside*
Imani Shields (Nov 24, 2011 12:36:49 AM)
Thanks fo' the swag, bitches*He took the lantern with him, following the tunnel and then the river. It was too bad he didn't have time to go back and wreck the machine, but at least he knew about the place now*
Wisp (Nov 24, 2011 12:40:02 AM)
*The river wove along and finally dipped down into a tunnel*
Imani Shields (Nov 24, 2011 12:41:32 AM)
*He continued along, rather carefree at the moment. Sure, they could have more people down this way, but the adrenaline had worn off*
Wisp (Nov 24, 2011 12:43:21 AM)
*It appeared that the deeper part of the cave were largely unexplored* *imani could try to keep following the sound of the water, or jumo in and try to ride the stream*
Imani Shields (Nov 24, 2011 12:44:41 AM)
*He considered it for a moment and decided not to go the crazy route just yet. For now he would stay dry*
Wisp (Nov 24, 2011 12:45:48 AM)
(wits/survival dif 6)
Imani Shields (Nov 24, 2011 12:46:11 AM)
(1)
Wisp (Nov 24, 2011 12:47:53 AM)
*he could follow the sound until he heard a deep rushing, the water falling off to... somewhere*
Imani Shields (Nov 24, 2011 12:49:34 AM)
Dat ain't soundin' like fun*He went as far as he could, using the lantern's light to try judging how bad this was gonna be*
Wisp (Nov 24, 2011 12:54:28 AM)
*He explored the area, finding a dropoff, and on the other side of the drop was a shallow ledge and a crack in the wall beyond. Daylight poured through.*
Wisp (Nov 24, 2011 12:54:43 AM)
*it was a solid 15 yards across and a drop deep enough to not see bottom.
Imani Shields (Nov 24, 2011 12:56:07 AM)
*He held the lantern in his teeth and let his claws loose. Then it was time to make it onto the ledge and that crack*
Wisp (Nov 24, 2011 12:57:11 AM)
*There was a sheer back wall that he could try climbing across, or if he had the ability, he could try one hell of a jump*
Imani Shields (Nov 24, 2011 12:59:08 AM)
*The cap weighed his options, and he decided that the climb was the less risky route. Apparently he trusted more in pure physical ability than magic*
Wisp (Nov 24, 2011 1:00:49 AM)
(kk, with his claws the difficulty drops from 8 to normal 6. dex/ath dif 6. you need a total of 8 successes, cumulative. Tell me if you fail or botch)
Imani Shields (Nov 24, 2011 1:02:48 AM)
(13 in 5 rolls, no fails or botches)
Wisp (Nov 24, 2011 1:05:56 AM)
*Imani carefully shimmied across, claws locking down on tiny ledges until he could finally set a foot down on solid ground*
Imani Shields (Nov 24, 2011 1:07:06 AM)
*He took the lantern from his teeth and headed for daylight*Somebody lookin' out fo' me tanight. Don't worry, ya get ya libations when I get home.
Wisp (Nov 24, 2011 1:07:38 AM)
*the crack was in a weak part of the rock, it was about four inches wide, but with some manipulation it could be busted open* (str/ath if you want to do it the old fashioned way, otherwise narrate something interesting :) )
Imani Shields (Nov 24, 2011 1:09:07 AM)
*He stared at the crack for a moment before setting the lantern down behind him. All he needed to do was pry up enough with his claws...just enough to get his mouth around. Then it was just some nom noms to freedom*
Wisp (Nov 24, 2011 1:11:03 AM)
*it cracked open and he could pull a few chunks of weak rock out before munching a hole big enough to squirm through*
Imani Shields (Nov 24, 2011 1:12:32 AM)
*He spit the chunks of rock out as he went, not wanting to bog himself down digesting all that when he still, presumably, had a lot of walking to do. Once the hole was big enough, he snatched up the lantern and squeezed himself through*
Wisp (Nov 24, 2011 1:13:13 AM)
*Daylight hit him, an open field in the dreaming*
Wisp (Nov 24, 2011 1:13:36 AM)
(make me a wits / kenning roll, dif 7)
Imani Shields (Nov 24, 2011 1:15:13 AM)
(1)
Imani Shields (Nov 24, 2011 1:15:31 AM)
*He shielded his eyes with one hand, while fumbling to turn the lantern off with the other*
Wisp (Nov 24, 2011 1:16:41 AM)
*As he walked he slowly started to orient himself... and the notice... what the hell? Landmarks?
Wisp (Nov 24, 2011 1:17:09 AM)
The farther he went the more he became sure, he was in the dreaming realm that was shown in the mirrors / tapestries of Heart of Fire
Imani Shields (Nov 24, 2011 1:18:34 AM)
*Chuckling to himself, he looked for one of the mirror portals*Oh, dis gon' make me one popular muthafucka.
Wisp (Nov 24, 2011 1:20:40 AM)
*He found the big ass tree that the crazed countess had frozen herself into. There was a shimmering rath at the bottom, nestled into the roots*
Imani Shields (Nov 24, 2011 1:21:50 AM)
*He gave the frozen countess the finger for good measure, then headed into the rath*
Wisp (Nov 24, 2011 1:22:42 AM)
(She's been long gone, but the imprint of where she was still remained* *There was a slight warm breeze as he passed trhough and he found himself walking into the library of Heart of Fire...*
Imani Shields (Nov 24, 2011 1:23:44 AM)
*With a grin, he strolled the halls in search on Tristan. On the way he pulled out his phone and called Thomas*
Wisp (Nov 24, 2011 1:24:10 AM)
(This user is now known as Tristan Maclaren)
Tristan Maclaren (Nov 24, 2011 1:25:23 AM)
*Tristan was sending missives into the trod, folding each into a bird shape and sinding them on a firely updraft*
Imani Shields (Nov 24, 2011 1:26:24 AM)
*He strolled up behind Tristan with a grin*Yo, Irish. I got somethin' fo' ya.
Tristan Maclaren (Nov 24, 2011 1:26:42 AM)
*he turned* Which is?
Imani Shields (Nov 24, 2011 1:27:51 AM)
*He held up the goblin lantern*I found me mo' a da drug operation. Sadly we ain't get ta bus' any skulls, but I figure instead I make a little donation ta da freehold.
Tristan Maclaren (Nov 24, 2011 1:28:28 AM)
*he gave a nod* Extremely useful. *pause* How did you get back?
Imani Shields (Nov 24, 2011 1:31:03 AM)
*He set the lantern down and lit himself a cigarette*It's like dis. In da basement a dis shitshack is some big ass Nocker machine, some kinda steam engine. It got a rath open dat lead inta dis series a tunnels. Adrienne's peeps is growin' and harvestin' mushrooms down there. I followed da shit further and it led me out ta da mirror realm up in here.
Thomas Walker (Nov 24, 2011 1:32:13 AM)
((Ok guys... I gotta close this window. thanks for letting me watch))
Thomas Walker (Nov 24, 2011 1:32:16 AM)
((Be back later))
Thomas Walker (Nov 24, 2011 1:32:18 AM)
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Tristan Maclaren (Nov 24, 2011 1:32:19 AM)
(Peace Thomas!)
Tristan Maclaren (Nov 24, 2011 1:33:16 AM)
Hmmm. *he took a seat and pulled out a decanter of irish whiskey, pouring himself a glass and then sliding the decanter towards Imani* Brilliant. Did the caves appeared explored?
Imani Shields (Nov 24, 2011 1:34:46 AM)
Nah, only da part right outside da rath. I ain't see nothin' else growin' out dat way, but I had ta eat my way through da rock ta get out. If dey do go lookin' it gon' be an obvious route*He snagged the decanter and took a swig*
Tristan Maclaren (Nov 24, 2011 1:35:48 AM)
Hm. I'll let Bly know. How many people would we need to make a hit on the operation?
Imani Shields (Nov 24, 2011 1:37:55 AM)
Dey had five workers in da tunnel. Two gearheads, one smurf, and two 'Caps. Da house above is all mundane, complete wit a couple a thirty somethins. Which remind me, I got in ahead a Thomas and when I got inta da basement, I heard two gunshots above me. Da screamin' stopped though, so I'm pretty sho' he got away a'ight*He took another swig*
Tristan Maclaren (Nov 24, 2011 1:41:38 AM)
Did they call the razzers?
Imani Shields (Nov 24, 2011 1:43:17 AM)
Da bitch was screamin' bout callin. I ain't stick round long enough ta be sho'*He left the whiskey alone for the moment, puffing on his cig instead*
Imani Shields (Nov 24, 2011 1:44:56 AM)
I left a message on Tom's phone. Seein' as he ain't answer, I'm guessin' at least one shot tagged him, but he got up outta there.
Tristan Maclaren (Nov 24, 2011 1:46:39 AM)
*he plucked one of the origami and tossed it into the air with a little trail of fire* I'll see if I can keep a tab on him.
Tristan Maclaren (Nov 24, 2011 1:47:27 AM)
As for the apartment, we could either hit the place from the mirrors or get the thing cleared
Imani Shields (Nov 24, 2011 1:48:41 AM)
If we go da mirror route, we don't eva gotta hit da apartment itself. Sho' da basement be connected and all, but I figure it only take a Nocker a minute a two ta fuck dat machine up.
Tristan Maclaren (Nov 24, 2011 1:50:11 AM)
Likely.
Imani Shields (Nov 24, 2011 1:51:25 AM)
If ya got maps, I try ta mark da route best I can figure. I gotta drop off da mushroom samples in da forge too.
Tristan Maclaren (Nov 24, 2011 1:52:35 AM)
yes, there are soem in the library I can copy.
Tristan Maclaren (Nov 24, 2011 1:52:39 AM)
*some)
Imani Shields (Nov 24, 2011 1:53:24 AM)
Sound good. I gotta make a trip up ta Ghost Bells on behalf a Marie-Elise, but I make sho' I get everythin' taken care off fo' I head out.
Tristan Maclaren (Nov 24, 2011 1:54:54 AM)
*he gave a nod* If you need any political clout in Ghost bells, let me know. In return for what you found tonight, I will lend what I can in that barony
Imani Shields (Nov 24, 2011 1:56:28 AM)
Da info I'm diggin' at ain't gon' come easy, least I don't think so. I prod at em and see what turn up. Dey try ta stonewall me, den I be callin' on dat fava*He finished off his cig and chewed it up, then washed it down with another swig of whiskey*
Tristan Maclaren (Nov 24, 2011 1:59:03 AM)
*he gave a nod* understood.
Imani Shields (Nov 24, 2011 2:00:56 AM)
Enjoy ya night*He took a final swig, but didn't swallow. He would drop stuff off in the forge, return to mark the route, and then head on out. When he did hit the street, he spit the whiskey onto the ground*Fo' my luck grantin' homies(and it's bedtime for me. Thanks for the scene!)
Tristan Maclaren (Nov 24, 2011 2:01:11 AM)
(peace! sleep well!)
Imani Shields (Nov 24, 2011 2:01:17 AM)
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Tristan Maclaren (Nov 24, 2011 2:01:23 AM)
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