Total War - Icon City (IC)

[Eldan]

Gilgamesh to Merlin [Mail]

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"Nitpicks. You know perfectly well that the "old" is figurative and that an "old friend" does not have to have a lot of years on his back.

Anyway, Sunday at noon?"

Gilgamesh on the Street

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"Wonderful! We can discuss policy later. Now, driving the Black Bloods out. I can do that. Could you point me in their general direction?"

[Lost Demiurge]

Historic Society
to gilgamesh [e]

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Sir, feel free to stop by anytime! We will MAKE ROOM on our schedule to speak with you.

(Also see: Garren Gomar at Gunpoint! in the main update above)

[Mabn]

Merlin

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Knowledge is my business as trust is yours. Anyone unwilling to work at their chosen profession is a fool.

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I shall be there.

[Eldan]

Gilgamesh in: Gomar at Gunpoint! Spectacular!

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Gilgamesh rather casually strolls into the high security vault, with a polite wave at the security cameras and a friendly smile on his face.
"Good morning, Gentlemen! Is that a gun? Please put the safeties back in. I don't like being around primed guns. Shall we say ten seconds to comply? Lovely."

Gilgamesh in: Chat with the Historical Society! Riveting!

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Gilgamesh approaches the museum's information desk and gives a little bow to the receptionist. "Good afternoon, young lady. My name is Gilgamesh, I should be expected."

Gilgamesh in: Lunch with Merlin! Nutri-tastic!

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Whistling to himself, Gilgamesh is buttering a croissant while he's waiting. The table he's sitting at seems more fit for six people and has been heaped with an assortment of breakfast items from various cuisines.

[Zemalac]

Order of the Hand and Eye

Historical Society [P]

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"Well, that's not a good sign...I think we'll probably send someone down to take a look. At the very least we might be able to help someone else find that thing, even if we don't want to take it ourselves. Not knowing who has it or where it is would be the real danger here, I think. Thanks, Mattias. Talk to you later."

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Crossroads Club [PM]

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A man arrives at the temple, dressed in a simple suit and tie with his only ornamentation being an old-fashioned silver watch chain dripping out of the inside pocket of his jacket. The name that he gives is unimportant; he has long ago forgotten whether or not it is his real one.

Argyle's Antiquities [PM]

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"I would be willing to pay [3]," says the man in the quiet suit. He does not speak loudly, but the troll hears him well enough.

Internal [PM]

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Two actions.

1) Assigning a secret wizard or two to look into Boothsby and accounts of tulpas from Africa.

2) Solomon is going to wander down to the museum and poke around, as unobtrusively as possible. He will be wearing an eyepatch to hide the silver eye, gloves on both hands, and using the Secret Hand to move around and make a thorough examination of the place.

[Forum Explorer]

Knight of Blades

At Swordpoint PM

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Your mission of mercy has resulted in at least eight corpses so far and alerted pretty much the entire city to what you are doing. If you are serious about taking down the Blackbloods then that isn't the way to go about it. The Knight of Blades stays alert, keeping his darts at the ready to throw.

Unseen Investigator PM

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The Investigator stays put, willing to see how this turns out before making a move. He does keep an eye on Vorpal's other hand, trying to see what the mysterious device was.

To unknown individual concerned about Blackbloods (E-mail)

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What assistance could you offer and why should I trust someone who I know nothing about?

[bigstipidfighte]

FEMA[P]

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“Are you absolutely sure you meant that? This isn’t the ****ing tabloids calling for a scare story. You know we have unique resources. A break-in at Peabody is an emergency. You were called in because of the massive damage that could be caused if ‘genetically modified crops’ were released into the city. This isn’t the time for games. Now help us help you manage this emergency! If you’re not using all available resources, you’re not doing your job.”

British Royal Museum[P]

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“Merlin? Can’t say he’s staying out of trouble, but he seems mighty good at getting out of trouble once he’s in.”
Fivsby listens patiently to the story about Boothsby, jotting down some notes about the serpent and the beasts and dreams, even though the call was being recorded.
“Really, delusions you say? And repeated break-ins? Would you happen to know who was behind them, or the number of someone who might? Police, or perhaps an heir to the estate? As for the collection itself, any record of the contents? The IC museum still hadn’t put together a manifest. But, I expect the royal museum probably keeps better records.”

Icon City Insider[M]

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Of course, they’ll be on the PAC dime. Just don’t have them running for coffee. They need a crash course in investigation, not college credit.
[I’ll spend an action to send Super-PAC thugs to learn the ropes at IC Insider. My hope is to upgrade them from Thugs to Hardboiled Investigators. Like starting Investigators, but Hardboiled from their days as thugs!]

MRB[P]

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An assistant calls up Director Carceri’s office.

“Hello? Yes, Super-PAC. Assuming the director will be attending the Pyre celebration, would it be possible to arrange a private meeting with Sharon Deckhart? She says she has matters of some sensitivity to discuss, but I’m sure we can arrange for a quiet nook somewhere or other, that place is enormous. She’d come down to your offices, but unfortunately we have a strict three-meeting-a-month policy for our regional director. Keeps her focused. Will that be doable?”

[Sithis]

The Ideal

"Initiating biometric scan, please remain still."

Scott Alden stood as still as possible as the red light swept up and down. They weren't kidding when they said the base was secure. Security checked his new government-issued ID in the lobby, the elevator required a retina scan to get in, and now a biometric scan?

"Biometric scan complete. Subject identified, Codename: Avalon. Clearance: Ideal Delta. Never gas dispersers disabling."

It was that last bit that really got Scott's attention. "Wait, wait, what!"

The voice returned, but this time without the mechanical inflection. "Only kidding. They wouldn't actually let me install something like that. A shame, really. Nerve gases are probably one of the most effective ways of disabling a metahuman. After all, with some exceptions, everyone needs to breath."

"Let me guess, the Engineer?"

"Ah, you have heard of me then? Good, that will save some needless introductions. I've been told that those-on-high want you to have a physical, make sure you're in good shape before we really start. Be down to the labs in about two hours, and we'll get that done." And with that, the lights in the elevator flicked back on and the doors open. With a resigned sigh, Scott picked up his bags and exited the elevator.

And standing there was an incredibly average looking man in a plain grey suit. "Ah, Avalon. You finally made it. He paused. "I've seen that look before. Did she do the thing in the elevator again? Nerve gas?"

"Yah. Is she always like that?"

"More or less. She a bit...eccentric, but she means well. You'll get used to it. Anyway, I'm Special Agent James Coldwell."

"Special Agent? With what organization, exactly? CIA? NSA? IRS?"

Coldwell smiled. "Yes, Special Agent is my title, sure. But as far as we're concerned, I'm just James Coldwell, the PR manager for the Ideal. But good, that's exactly the right kind of question to ask. Anyway, if you'll follow me, we have some quarters set up for you." He turned and began walking down the hallway, and with a sigh, Scott followed.

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"Mayor Tristan? This is James Coldwell, from The Ideal. Just wanted to let you know that Avalon has just arrived, so we're officially ready to go. Anything you need from us, don't hesitate to let us know."

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"This James Coldwell, from the Ideal. Just wanted to let you know that Avalon has arrived, and we're ready to go. If anything comes up you want us to take a look at, just give me a call. Oh, and Avalon mentioned something about looking into this Vorpal character. Unless you'd prefer he waited, sounds like he's going to try to track her down."

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Hello, this James Coldwell from the Ideal. Avalon has just arrived so we're officially good to go. If you need anything from us, don't hesitate to give me a call at this number."

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Idealist: Perhaps it's not a surprise coming from us, but I would take caution in how you investigate things. As it stands, the police seem pretty lenient about letting supers assist them. But all it's going to take is a couple of big screw ups before they decide that they don't like a bunch of super-powered amateur detectives poking around. Perhaps until it's clear that extra help is needed, investigating crimes should be left to the police?

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First, OOC questions. The Ideal is a government organization, how does that interact legally with local organizations? The police would probably have jurisdiction over most crimes in the city, but at what point are we allowed to step in?

On that note, what's the law like regarding superhero vigilantes anyway? I can't imagine the police are all that enthusiastic about a bunch of super-powered amateur investigators running around trying to do their job.


As far as actual action types things are going to go...

The Engineer is going to be try to figure out how the hell Avalon's powers work. (Don't expect that to actually do anything, but that's the kind of thing she'd do.)

If she still can, she'll then get to work on putting together some Shock-Bolt gloves for Avalon. Having a little bit extra in a fight never hurts.


Avalon is going to head out to the Brownstones and try to see if he can hunt down this Vorpal character. She may be going after a criminal gang, but she's still murdering the hell out of people. Not cool.

The enhanced-soldier squads are going to prep and be ready to come in and help Avalon, should **** go down. I really need to come up with a better name for them.

[bigstipidfighte]

Icon City Heroes Knight of Blades, Gilgamesh, James Edison, Lightning Centurion, Ideal, Hardliners, Edison Electric, Tomorrow Force, Torchbearers [E]

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@Ideal: I know people abuse lol constantly, but I literally laughed when I read this. You're new here, so let's set the record straight- in this town, we're as close to law enforcement as you can get without a government paycheck. Hell, don't you kids even have one of those?

FEMA's something else entirely, and probably best you don't cross the MRB. But those stories are for another day. Welcome to IC, Tesla's own custom built superhuman sandbox.

[Lost Demiurge]

City Hall
to the Ideal [P]

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"Welcome aboard, son! We're glad to have some more real heros here in Icon City. You let us know if you ever need anything!"

"Oh, incidentally, there's a party goin' on in a few days, a delayed New Year's ball. Lots of movers and shakers. Think you could send a rep? We'll cover an invitation, it won't be a problem. Would be real good for publicity..."

ICPD
to the Ideal [P]

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"Hello! Good to have more law-abiding heroes around!"

"Ah, the Vorpal situation... Be careful. She's on the files as hot-tempered, and deadly with those blades of hers. Would kind of put a damper on things if you lost a leg your first trip out."

MRB
to the Ideal [P]

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"Coldwell? Good. We're waiting on you at the meeting, or one of your subordinates. Get down here, so I can get FEMA the hell out of my office."

SuperPac and Others on List [E]

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[email protected] speaks up, on the subject of Police.

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Ideal [PM]

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Well, you can pretty much try to step in on anything. Unless another agency pulls rank, they won't usually fight you on it. When dealing with FEMA and the MRB, things get tricky, which is probably why you're being called to a meeting right now.

Icon City is unique when it comes to tolerating heroes. The atmosphere is a lot more lenient, so long as people avoid a body count or excessive collateral damage.

I forget, do you have an Icon City database? Eh.

Post 2 in the IC has been newly updated with rules for research and manufacturing. Bear in mind most tech manufacturing requires cash of some sort.

And Avalon is on the prowl? Okay! Expect results one way or another in the next update.

[Nyrt]

Virtue

Mordecai [p]

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Sorry, I'm afraid I'm going to have to call you back. I just walked in on... well, I'm not exactly sure.

Gunpoint! [pm]

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"Well then. This is shaping up to be an interesting day," remarks Pierce to Pyre as Gilgamesh pushes past them. "If these fellows end up causing more costs in collateral damage than was stolen from the outset, don't say I didn't warn you."

Pierce steps calmly out of the vault, dragging Pyre behind him and shuts the door, dialing the ICPD once he's out of earshot. If the gun-toting men want to get to him, he figures they will have to get past Gilgamesh. In the meantime, they're stuck in the vault.

ICPD [p]

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"Hello, yes, this is Pierce Honnette, I'm at the Tesla Memorial Museum, where there was a recent break-in. Someone has returned to try to kill the investigators on the case, and is currently threatening someone at gunpoint in the vault."

[Mabn]

Merlin

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Merlin sits across from Gilgamesh brooding stylishly while the spread of food rapidly and mysteriously vanishes.

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These interns of yours, can they process encrypted data? I have something time sensitive I have to look into, but I am afraid my findings would not be on the table here.
OOC: I would make the original trade if you extended your trait (but remained action neutral with your proposal) to also cover another database transfer I make next turn.

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Something bad has happened. If I can't find out what, it will be bad. I want your help. What do I do to have you send me what you know?
OOC: I'm assuming the Atlantians have a magicIII database, and possibly other databases I don't. I'll spend 3 of my supernatural influence on this.

[Lost Demiurge]

Garren Gomar, Gunmen, & Gilgamesh: Vaultsing around!
(Foundation, Garren Gomar, Gilgamesh)

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BOOM!

well, that, uh, hm. That's a pretty thick door. That Pierce just closed on all of you.

*Rattle, rattle*. Yep, it autolocked.

Now that that's been sorted out, the room looks pretty sturdy. The door is steel, as is the frame. There's a small window in the front of , big enough for someone to peer through, but not much more.

The room itself is about 20 X 30, and is concrete lined with iron bars, each about a foot apart. There's a bit of wiring in here, some sort of sensor by the door, and the lone fluorescent light dangling from the ceiling.

It's a bit dusty in here. Patches of the floor are slightly lighter in six spots, each about the size of a four-foot by four-foot crate.

There's not much else, really, save for all the... Investigators...

Pierce and Professor Pyre [PM]

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The professor concurs, and the police ask a few questions, before replying that they'll send a squad car around. They state that they let a two feds through that match the description of the gunmen, and are a bit concerned about guns being drawn. They advise that you stay clear of the area for a bit.

[bigstipidfighte]

Super-PAC

Merlin[E]

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Afraid we can't help you there, sorry. We get volunteers to help us out with this sort of thing, but their goodwill doesn't extend quite that far. Now, if you wanted to cut us in on the trade, that would be another matter, but as proposed its just not doable.

[Thelonius]

Golden Flock

Faction Actions [PM]

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The Peabody Labs

2 Ratson’s Crew: Animal, Stealthy
[Database M&S 2]: Info on Peabody Labs
[Trait: Hidden Places]: if there is some secret underground level to the facility

Ratson’s crew is to move to the site of Peabody Labs and investigate what happens there. I’m interested in general information to add to the stuff I’ve got from my Database.

If Ratson’s crew detects any interesting smells, they are to memorize them - especially if said smells go into the woods. Also maybe they can find bodies, that weren’t yet uncovered by FEMA.

If somebody sees them, pretend to be just animals - perhaps play it as lab rats (if they can look the part) or forest rats.

Also - find out if the Peabody Labs have used animals for testing of their genetic crops or whatever they were really doing there. I’ll try to organize animal rights protest to liberate them, so I’ll be able to get access to them.

Boy Gone Bad

3 Street Reporters
[Movers & Shakers 2]: identify Young Turk family
[Icon City 1]: which gang it’s most likely to be
[Rumor Monger:] get info, I can pay extra 1 cash if needed.

Okay, start digging on that rumor about Young Turk heir & criminals.

Mordecai/GM [Mail]

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Mr. Mordecai,

I would like to inquire if you could provide information on whether you recognize the following men. I suspect that they are members of the magical community and as such you may have heard of them.

I would also like your opinion on the following symbols.

Included:
1. Description of white-clad man and women
2. Descriptions of man and woman, the man a confirmed sorcerer.
3. Description of a larger group of men. They bear wood sticks. Description of arcane signs used by group included.
4. Description of symbols

[GM: You know where I’m getting this information from]

Virtue [Mail]

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Dear Sir/Madams,

You must have heard that Super-PAC is planning a considerable PR campaign with involvement of media to promote the cause of Powers. I was wondering, if Virtue is planning to present a counterpoint and explain their values for the public.

Best Wishes,
Mr. Eduard

[Cognimancer]

Mordecai Carter

Order of the Hand and Eye [M]

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Handling those energies is a bit of a specialty of mine. Should take about this much [MP/turn] to keep them charged.

Mana Font - 0
Boomstick - 1
Shifter Scarf - 1
Whisper Ring - 3
Good Luck Charm - 0

Since you seem to know where the shop is, feel free to come inside sometime. Always glad to talk more about the ins and outs of my wares with savvy individuals.

Barside [PM]

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Mordecai pays a visit to Strays Welcome, bringing one of the shop's fanciest good luck charms as a gift. He knows about Bastet, she knows about him - he goes in looking to meet.

Internal [PM]

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Mordecai tells the apprentices what this mana node looks like and instructs them to keep searching (with another action if necessary), but be ready to run in case of trouble. If the Goblin Market knows its location, it's likely that so does somebody else - somebody potentially dangerous.

Also, taking a look at the information the Golden Flock just sent me. Going to make sure to compare Item 1, the white-clad men and women, to old descriptions of Aequitas Rex. The rest, I'll generally rely on my [Magic 2] database and (if applicable) [Friends in Low Places] trait.

[Lost Demiurge]

Mordecai
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1. Well, Aequitas Rex are said to wear white as their uniform. And it sounds like tabards and hoods, so it does seem like the Golden Flock's description matches them.
2. The man and the woman are unfamiliar.
3. The larger group of men and women... You get halfway through, and realize that he's describing the apprentices you sent out to the Nature Preserve. Right down to Tabby's scarf color.
4. And yeah, the symbols are copies of those found at the Nature Preserve.

[ArcaneStomper]

Limpeza Chama

After renting out and moving into one of the smaller tenements Brother Moreno decides to call a meeting with his senior Brothers while the initiates clear out the debris left by the last occupants.

<It may have taken longer than we thought, but we have arrived brothers! And finally we can do the Lord's work. Now before we begin scouting the area let's have a review of what we've got. Brother Duarte if you would.>*

<It's not good sir. We've gone through most of the funds that Father Santiago gave us. And the blasted customs agents took all our armor but yours sir. Pardon my language.>

<No need to worry Brother Duarte. We're out of the monastery now. I think we'll all be hearing much worse than that. Still you're right. This is a cause for concern. We'll need to resupply. Start thinking of how to do so. Now Brother Matos, how are the initiates doing?>

<As well as can be expected sir. This is the first time in a major city for most of them. So discipline is suffering because of their curiosity. Fortunately not many of them speak English well. So the language barrier is keeping them in check or at least in the Barrios for now. Of course we'll need to remedy that if we want to send out of the Barrios. For now I've got them cleaning out the place and meeting with a few of the locals. They tell me that there have been some murders in the area that we might want to look into. I've also sent a group down to the local market to pick up some supplies seeing as the initiates are still clearing out the courtyard and haven't planted a garden yet.>

<Good work. Well then I'll see about those murders, maybe put the locals minds at ease that it wasn't us. I hear there is a local group that sells equipment. The Die Kriegers I think they call themselves. You two go talk with them and see if they can help us with our supply problem.>

*Translated from Portuguese.


To the ICPD [M]

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To Whom It May Concern,

My apologies about the vague address of this letter. I have some questions about the laws of this fine city, and as I am new to the country do not know who exactly I should address.

As it happens my brother's and I happen to possess a certain amount of firepower, and are in the habit of taking care of ourselves against aggressors and criminals. However upon entering the country we had a bit of trouble getting said armaments past your dutiful customs agents. Which leads me to believe that perhaps our usual efforts might be frowned upon here.

As such I am inquiring about any laws you may have regarding weaponry, armaments, and the use there of. Especially as it pertains to their application in the reduction of criminal elements.

Thank you,

Brother Lieutenant Moreno,
Militaris Ordo Cruciferorum Purgatoria Flamma, Icon City Mission

To Alexander Cardinal Crowley [M]

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Your Eminence,

I am pleased to inform you that my order has sent me to establish a mission in Icon City. And while my order has never interacted with you before as fellow servants of the lord I place my services and those of my brothers at your disposal should you ever have need of them.

In the Service of the Lord,

Brother Lieutenant Moreno,
Militaris Ordo Cruciferorum Purgatoria Flamma, Icon City Mission

Barrios Mini Mart [Action]

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A group of initiates arrive at the mini mart eager to perform their next task. Namely shopping for groceries. Truly a glorious mission, as Evil cannot be hunted without a well balanced breakfast of milk, eggs, and assorted fruits.

[Eldan]

Gilgamesh in: The Vaults of History! Chilling!

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"Well, Gentlemen. Seems we're trapped."
He digs around in the pocket of his trenchcoat, then smiles.
"Game of dice, anyone?"

Gilgamesh in: Lunch with Merlin! Filling!

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"Well, Merlin. You're quiet today. Bad mood?"

Gilgamesh in: Black Blood on Rustbelt Streets! Thrilling!

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After getting a pointer in a general direction and asking a few more or less helpful pedestrians, Gilgamesh approaches the nearest Black Blood Hangout.
He coughs, cracks his neck a few times, stretches, then calls:
"GOOD AFTERNOON, EVERYONE IN THERE! MY NAME IS GILGAMESH, I'M LOOKING FOR THE BLACK BLOODS!"

[The_Admiral]

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Holstering the guns after confirmation the female says, "Sorry about that, we weren't told we were sharing the scene, our boss sent us here to investigate this theft."

The male pulls out a cellphone and makes a call to someone, asking over the phone, "Nick, is this Gilgamesh guy for real?"

A sound of the door being locked draws them out of their confusion as they simultaneously exclaim, "Oh come on!"

"Dice? Sure, what are the stakes, five bucks?" the female replies to his question.

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"Sorry, no can do, but we're not trying to stop you, I just want to know why you're doing this, If you tell us, maybe we can help you." he replies hands still ready to activate his belt.

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A middle aged man in a suit walks into the office, saying, "We seem to be missing one member of this conversation."

[Murska]

Garren Gomar in the Vaults of Mystery

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"I'll play, if you'll wait a moment. Right before I was interrupted, I was about to examine the traces left by the dislocation or, alternatively, destruction of the former contents of this vault. I am hoping to confirm or, alternatively, rule out one of the two competing explanations - that an outside actor effected the event or that the artifacts themselves activated and caused the disturbance."

Gomar turns his back on the people no longer pointing guns at him and approaches the far wall, examining the anomalies. Taking out a matchbox from his pocket, he takes out one match and carefully prods the silver streak.

[Grimsage Matt]

Say hello to John Smith

John Smith is an average man, of average height, average weight, and average appearance, and even average emotional temperament. In other words, just another human milling around the city, with no special powers to his name.

And like many newcomers to the city, John is looking for a job. On his way out of the apartment, a nice little place in charming Cobbles Cove, he makes his way down to the Mini Marts, the local economic hub.

Arriving at there, he see's people around this place of commerce, including a few... religious types. Giving them a small hello in Latin, most of those types speak it don't they?, John enters the store and asks his simple enough question.

"Hello, I was wondering if there was a job available?"

[Mabn]

Merlin

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"Only practicing. People nowadays expect their legends to be mysterious and solemn. I figure if it seems remarkable but not absurd I've finally got the flick of it." Merlin stretched out his legs and flagged down a wait staff for an alcohol selection. "Why did you come here now?"

[Eldan]

Gilgamesh in: The Vault of History! Chilling!

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"Most atlantean artefacts I've seen didn't walk, but some teleported. But then, the walls here are full of metal, that would stop a lot. Six light spots. Are we looking for six artefacts? The only idea I have right now is that in one of the crates wasn't an artefact, but equipment to steal them. A shapeshifter could have come through that window as, say, a rat, but not get the artefacts out.
Destruction is a good hypothesis, one I did not think of myself. We can probably rule out fire, as there's no traces of smoke on the ceiling. Most artefacts would have been mineral or metal in nature. They could have been simply broken into pieces and moved out of the window, but that raises the question why steal artefacts if you have to destroy them to do so."
Gilgamesh sits down.
"Bucks? Oh, money. I don't have any American money on me. Let's see." He begins digging in his pockets again. "Moon rock, no. Shakespeare's pen, no. Magna Carta, no. Ah, here."
He places a fingernail-sized nugget of silver on the floor.
"That worth five... bucks?"

Gilgamesh in: Dinner with Merlin!

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"Here? Completely by accident. I spent almost four centuries on Mars. Since I mostly moved around the old world before that, I thought I'd come back over here, for a change. I haven't been in the Americas since the Mayans were still a great power. So, I aimed my chariot roughly at North America and just let it drop from orbit."

[Cognimancer]

Mordecai Carter

Golden Flock [M]

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I know these people. And these symbols. Some of these indicate great power, others, great danger.

But this kind of knowledge can be just as dangerous as its subjects, and it's not the sort of thing I'd like to discuss over city mail services. Not with just anyone, at least. But for a small consulting fee (say, [2 Cash]), well, then we'd be doing business, and I could send you a compiled report on this topic.

[Thelonius]

Golden Flock

Mordecai [M]

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I'll pay [2] Cash, but I trust you deliver.

[oblivion6]

The Family[Internal]

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1. I'm going to have Blaine, Gladiator and [1 Mercenary] continue watching the Vorpal situation.

2. The rest of my men will contiue their patrols. Same parameters as earlier should Metalclad be encountered.

3. Do I know anything about Vorpal/KoB abilities given my Databases?

4. So if my Mercenaries did make it through the Police Academy, they would maintain their fighting abilities despite becoming "Dirty Cops" yes? I would imagine my mercenaries are better shots than most cops...

The Family-Black Bloods[E-Mail]

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Well... I know where she is... In a standoff with a man in a suit and the Knight of Blades. I got people watcing if you wanted to bring people in?

Can you tell me more about her?

[Sending the coordinates of Swordpoint to Black Bloods]

[Mabn]

Merlin

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"Yes, how did things on Mars go?"

[Nemesis67]

Lazarus Technologies

To Merlin (E)

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As of this moment, I plan on developing an unobtrusive device to monitor and record lifesigns, with the capability of sending an alert if values enter dangerous levels or for data to be pulled from the device by the user or medical personnel. This is largely intended as a platform for future enhancements involving near-field technology to develop a form of "keyring" matched to one's own DNA, linking it together with HUDs to allow squads of police or military forces to stay in contact and be capable of monitoring each other's locations and conditions, or whatever else I believe would be a profitable venture.

OOC: So trade Database Tech 1 for Database Icon City 1 then? I'll put the action in my Internal.

To Helios Core (E)

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I believe paperwork is still being settled in our charter of formation with City Hall. It will be sorted out within the next week or so.

As of this moment, I plan on developing an unobtrusive device to monitor and record lifesigns, with the capability of sending an alert if values enter dangerous levels or for data to be pulled from the device by the user or medical personnel. This is largely intended as a platform for future enhancements involving near-field technology to develop a form of "keyring" matched to one's own DNA, possibly expanding it to be capable of reading hand gestures in order to use the same output to control various other technologies, or whatever the will of the market decides it would like to see.

What were you looking for subcontractors for, by the way? I may be able to provide assistance in whatever endeavors you're pursuing.

Professor Lazarus
-Founder and CEO, Lazarus Technologies

To Super-PAC (E)

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Yes, FEMA being called in is quite ominous... I'll look in to it, if they permit me. If you could put in a good word as to my capabilities, I would quite appreciate it.

We would certainly be willing to help teach your maintenance what we know of the technological field, as soon as we have the available personnel to do so. I believe that can be completed in the next weeks (OOC: Probably this turn, but I'm not positive if I need to take any other actions at this moment. I'll inform you as soon as I can.)

To the Banker's Dozen (E)

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Salutations, potential investor!

We of Lazarus Technologies were wondering if you would be interested in providing us a loan of capital to establish our footing and production capabilities. The world of biotech and medical technology has not been properly explored in Tesla's own city, and we hope to be the pioneers in this field in the coming years.

Professor Lazarus
-Founder and CEO, Lazarus Technologies

To City Hall (E)

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Greetings,

I was hoping to be able to serve in what ways I can with the investigation of the Peabody Labs raid, by virtue of my specialty in the realm of science, but I am unsure if FEMA will accept my help, considering there seems to be more to the Labs than meets the eye. I was hoping you could convince them otherwise. I would provide an independent consultation on the nature of research undergone in the Labs, and I can keep you informed, if you so wish.

Professor Lazarus
-Founder and CEO, Lazarus Technologies

To FEMA (E)

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Greetings,

I understand your agency is in charge of the investigation of the Peabody Labs raid. I was curious if I would be capable of aiding in this in some manner, by virtue of my field of study and learning. Is there anything I can do?

Professor Lazarus
-Founder and CEO, Lazarus Technologies

Internal (PM)

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Spend 1 Cash and whatever actions (if any) are necessary to legally and legitimately set up Lazarus Technologies.

If Mabn wants to, trade him Database - Tech 1 for Database - Icon City 1. Spend the two Follower actions necessary to do it.

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Pyre [pm]

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"Hm, so they claimed to be federal agents. This is shaping up to be quite interesting. Do you think they are actually who they say they are? For that matter, who was that other person?"

Pierce attempts to listen through the door for gunshots, just in case.

"Say, do you think that Gilgamesh fellow has a cellphone?

Gilgamesh [p] (if he has a cellphone)

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"Hello, this is Pierce Honnete. Is that you in the vault? What's going on in there? Have those two supposed feds stopped threatening that investigator?"

Golden Flock [m]

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Mr. Eduard,
Yes, we will be running a campaign of our own, though our ideals aren't so opposed with those of Super-PAC as you might think. It will be difficult, as Super-PAC surely has more allies than we, at least in the metahuman community, and seems determined to oppose us when we could form a compromise, but we persevere. We know the people support us, all those affected by the chaos and destruction so many metahumans leave in their wake.

Cordially,
Pierce Honnete

ICPD [p] (non-emergency line)

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I am correct that you have a metahuman law enforcement unit? I am curious what oversight policies you have in that regard.

Super-PAC [m]

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It appears we are to be political rivals. I don't suppose I could get a copy of your official platform? I need to know what you want me to disagree with, after all.

With gratitude and respect,
Pierce Honnete