Immortals in the Playground, Episode 1

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Alan's quick thinking spares the group near him the brunt of the blow. Lee, however, is not so lucky - on her mad dash to the breaker, a chunk falls from a nearby pillar and clips her in the leg, sending her tumbling to the ground. Bobby's save by the police officer is expertly timed.

The earthquake itself is still going, and the cops are split between evacuating people and trying to keep order inside the still-shaking building.

Spoiler: Kaylee, Alan, and Lee

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The three of you notice several masked figures over by the displays, holding large bags filled with packing peanuts - likely for transportation of potentially fragile materials.

Spoiler: Miki

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You notice the above, with the extra detail that these guys are actively taking things and shoving them into the bags. You gain a single use of the boost Stop Those Thieves!. In addition, you see a small distortion in the air by Bobby and his display, like a heat distortion.

Alan's suggestion that they get out of here is a good one, but the figures over by the displays are of a somewhat greater concern for Kaylee. This had gone from great to bad to worse in no time flat, and she was fairly sure now that the myriad of technical problems that had just happened were far from accidental. She couldn't just let the gear be taken - this was even worse than Callaghan's duplicity and theft.

Still, being in the dark, with the earthquake...the odds didn't look good. Fortunately, she was used to terrible odds.

"HEY! THIEVES!" she shouts out, shining the light from her cell phone onto the exhibits. Several blues turn and shine their flashlights at the masked people, who respond by ducking behind various display cases. The police react accordingly, drawing sidearms and ordering the thieves to come out with their hands up, while a few more talk into radios - then look at the radios in disgust before simply shouting to their back-up outside.

Kaylee looks back to the group as the standoff happens. "Miki, help Bobby pack up his gear then see if you can get to somewhere safe. Alan, get Dieter out of here and come in a different way to flank these thieves, keep them from leaving. I'm going to get Lee. We're not letting this happen, not here, not tonight, and not when we can help. Any questions?"

Spoiler: Active Scene Aspects

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Kaylee has created a new one, titled They Won't Get Away With This!
A Rockin' Soundtrack has expired due to a few new factors.
A Calm And Orderly Evacuation is still around, with 2 free invocations.
On Shaky Ground is now in play.

This Is the Cutting Edge
They'll Show the World
Here and Now
Tonight They Will Shine
Project a Positive Message
Nothing Will Happen on Their Watch
A Rockin' Soundtrack (2 free invocations) Lost due to Bobby packing up his equipment and power failure.
Hey, Who Killed The Lights?
A Calm And Orderly Evacuation (2 free invocations)
On Shaky Ground
They Won't Get Away With This! (1 free invocation)