OPERATION: THE LINK

[Nvida Elena Noire]

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Hello players!

BEFORE we get started, let's go through a few house cleaning rules!
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RAID/COMBAT SCENES || MOVING FORWARD

We will no longer be using D20 Dice Rolls to progress through action/combat scenes.

I know some of you are like THIS.

And maybe a few of you like THIS.

(Maybe more the first, than the second ;p)

Any-who, WHY you may ask? Well, I decided that it would be easier to go ahead and just inform characters of WHAT to expect, and allow them to prepare beforehand. I will then make a doc for you to add what your character has brought, and then rate their proficiency with each. That way, we're basing more on skill than chance, yes? (I can see you dancing now... )

I liked the other system, because it allowed "chance" and less "I'm a bee that also can fly, and anyone who looks in my direction dies, and suffocates on the air that I breath, and when I blink, they tell me everything they know instantly..." because that's no fun for anyone! Chance allowed for variety, but as someone explained to me, it also allowed for the option of defeating Cthulhu with a bowl of wet noodles, as long as they rolled high enough (They had a point.)

SO! Since I am new to GMing on a mass scale, I know I don't know everything, and I'm not perfect. So thank you, thank you, for hanging in and playing so far!

So going forward, this will be the format:

Please note that:
6 = Superb
5 = Great
4 = Good
3 = Average
2 = Fair
1 = Poor

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Spoiler: FORMAT

CHARACTER NAME || BEE/NON BEE/OTHER
AFFILIATION (Illuminati/Dragon/Phoenicians/CoV/Orochi/No Faction)

SKILL/ITEM: SKILL NAME (Description) | (# Rank 1 - 6 in proficiency)
*SPECIAL NOTES
SKILL/ITEM: SKILL NAME (Description) | (# Rank 1 - 6 in proficiency)
*SPECIAL NOTES
SKILL/ITEM: SKILL NAME (Description) | (# Rank 1 - 6 in proficiency)
*SPECIAL NOTES
SKILL/ITEM: SKILL NAME (Description) | (# Rank 1 - 6 in proficiency)
*SPECIAL NOTES
SKILL/ITEM: SKILL NAME (Description) | (# Rank 1 - 6 in proficiency)
*SPECIAL NOTES
SKILL/ITEM: SKILL NAME (Description) | (# Rank 1 - 6 in proficiency)
*SPECIAL NOTES

KNOWN DRAWBACKS:
1 || Description
2 || Description
3 || Description
4 || Description

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EXAMPLE:
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Spoiler: EX: Nvida Noire

Nvida Noire || BEE
Illuminati
SKILL: Arctic Touch (Touch that can freeze) | 2
*Wears gloves at all times, due to not being able to control what happens when touched.
ITEM: Assault Rifle (Anima-infused) | 5
*Uses anima-infused rounds and can make rounds electric/arctic/anima, but drains her
ITEM: Gas Mask (GUI Interface) | 6
*Has WiFi Capabilities, makes calls/ can see heat signature, Anima lvls, ventilation, flashlight
SKILL: Ice/Arctic Abilities (Hands) | 2
*Can create ice ranged attacks, guards, & healing, but finds it difficult to manage
SKILL: Electric Abilities (Hands) | 4
*Can create electric (mid) ranged attacks with hands
SKILL: Blinking (Phasing) | 3
*Can dissipate and reform forwards or backwards, though there will be a light mist left behind

KNOWN DRAWBACKS:
1 || Cannot be in heated areas for long durations of time
2 || If she touches someone, she cannot undo her ice's effects
3 || Is not proficient in hand to hand combat
4 || Depending on the area, known for illegal activities (weapons smuggling)

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ALSO: It's not too late to join! Just read, and then post!

Please read these forums here, if you have not:

Welcome to the World: http://www.thelowerworld.com/index.php?threads/welcome-to-the-world.997/ ​

Operation Report #1: http://www.thelowerworld.com/index.php?threads/operation-report-1-testing-testing.1001/

Action Report #1: http://thelowerworld.com/index.php?threads/action-thread-1-off-to-a-good-start.1003/

Operation Report #2: http://thelowerworld.com/index.php?threads/operation-report-2-well-well-well.1012/

Action Report #2: http://thelowerworld.com/index.php?threads/action-thread-2-making-the-connections.1013/

Operation Report #3: http://thelowerworld.com/index.php?threads/operation-report-3-down-the-rabbit-hole.1021/ ​

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MOVING ON
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POST YOUR ACTIONS!

I WOULD LOVE IF YOU COULD PLEASE USE THIS FORM FIRST, AND THEN EXPAND ON YOUR ACTIONS ON THE THREAD!

https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLSf-1N7xE4BrG5NNd_OkPdcKi_cFMpAFJh0bhkVcwHXZVRbtIQ/viewform


Thank you! I can't wait to see what you all come up with!

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[Nvida Elena Noire]

You are all free to post your actions (PLEASE use the form I linked as well) and I will start running scenes tomorrow!
August 16, 2016
(Stayed up til 5 AM to get this all pretty for you all ^^)​

 

[Russell K. Kobayashi]

Russell's first reaction upon hearing about the "leaking gas line" in LA is to hop Agartha to the City of (ha!) Angels. He'd quickly start coordinating with the Council personnel in the city, trying to insert himself into the official investigation of the incident, so he can get in there and find anything recoverable.

He would also, the moment he becomes aware of another possible subterranean facility in London, begin looking into it. He'd use his contacts in the City of London bureaucracy, looking for the same patterns that he and Evelyn had looked for in LA. Finally, he would get into contact with some of his allies in Temple Hall (specifically Andre Bacard, Annabelle Withers, and Song Seon-hwa), asking for their assistance in this matter.

And somewhere in the middle of this, he tries to find the time to add a few more protective wards to his and Min-suh's residence.

 

[Min-suh Kobayashi]

Seeing that Seung has been returned and that his name happens to be on the file Yuki had found, she's going to investigate and see if
Seung knows anything. If not, she will try and look into why they need organ donors for this Michelle. Seeing that she has access to the US servers, it's time to dig into the piles of information. Perhaps she can find information on the underground facilities in London
and Seoul.

Amal Al-Chania, a fellow CoV agent, has requested her to find her brother Alhasan Mohammad ibn Hamid. If he was chipped, he should be freed
from Connecticorp's clutches, hopefully. She will try to find Ms. Al-Chania's brother in LA.

Since the location of Alice and Tamara has been narrowed down to New York, Min-suh will also try to find the two missing women.

 

[Song Seon-hwa]

Seon-hwa is surprised by the contact, but doesn't hesitate to jump into action... or at least she shrugs and accepts that, since this is what she's doing now, apparently, might as well do it well. She accepts Russell's request for help looking into the London subterranean facility, and in the course of her research, will try to get a read on the location of the Seoul facility as well, concerned about her family and friends there.

Introduced to her through Russ, she would accompany Annabelle Withers to Seoul to speak with a Dr. Blinder.

Finally, should the search be successful for the Seoul facility, she intends to do some reconnoitering there - nothing to major yet. If it's not successful, she will be checking on her bar and the aforementioned family in Seoul.

 

[Markel]

Markel has some business with the White Rabbit. Apparently he speaks through the BlackHole cybercafe in Seoul. The chaplain goes there first.

 

[MasterOfKimchi]

K sat back in his chair, tapping a strange stylus against his chin thoughtfully. Monitors scrolled data in the background, casting a familiar dim glow across the open floor. Chasing shadows.

Finally, he started a message, using the same email contacts listed in W.R's message.

Begin message:

Re: Danger Will Robinson
Connecticorp central offices have issued the following orders

Termination:
Astrid Archer
Russel Kobayashi
Min-Suh Kobayashi
Evelyn Dekorte
Lydia Murray
Miriam Duchess
Ivan Azarov
**Ramon Sanchez** - additional note: London Branch still active. Templar Agents still compromised by the Link. Sentry advised.

Detainment:
Markel Smythe
Jericho Blake
Seung Tae Kyu
Nvida Noire
Elianna Abate
**Andre Bacard**

File update: Kida McCormick Terminated 07/23/16.

Having sent out the warning, K wheeled over to another bank of screens. He set up the signal to be re-wired to some Internet cafe in the heart of Seoul.

It was about time to cause a little mayhem.

 

[Min-suh Kobayashi]

Min-suh digs through the data she has access to from Connecticorp's US servers. She has forwarded her findings to Ivan Azarov, Russell Kobayashi, Markel Smythe, Hikari Kenzaki, and Natalyia Kenzaki.

She also thanks Kimchi for the heads up.

She's also in the works in setting up a rescue mission for Aka.

 

[Yukiko Yoshida]

"Jaa ne!" Yuki calls out with a wave across the temple courtyard to her friends, and as she turns around she nearly bumps into the elderly kannushi behind her. The robed man peers over his glasses at her until she remembers herself enough to bow deeply.

"Osaki ni shitsurei shimasu," she stammers a little nervously, and after a moment Nishimura-sama smiles and returns her bow.

"Otsukaresama deshita," the wizened priest affirms with a nod, and the shrine maiden flashes him a grateful smile before retreating to the changing room. She sits down on a bench and pulls the white ribbons loose from her hair, slightly damp now from the sticky summer heat and the ritual dances she and Haruka performed today, and starts to dig through a drawstring bag for her street clothes.

That's when Yuki notices the pair of messages flashing on her mobile - and her eyes grow wide as she reads over the first one.

With the help of Shiba Aka, Russell Kobayashi, and wife, Min-suh Kobayashi...

Shiba Aka? Aka-san? There had been rumours, and of course nothing's ever really certain in this world, but she'd never heard anything more about them. There had been a letter once, a strange letter that called to mind his name, but even while playing along with it she'd still brushed it aside as one of Daimon's jokes. She hadn't let herself think... Aka-san was mortal... she performed the funeral rites...

Yuki brings up the phone's keyboard with a quick swipe of her finger and begins tapping out a frantic message.

 

[colts450]

Sartre could feel the chill as he laid the package with the bio-hazard symbol wrapped around it on Geary's desk.

"I would not open this now Boss. I would have it sent directly to Xern for immediate analysis."

He felt the chill again, it was still freezing down here in the sewers. Even when it was air-conditioned.

"And on a much more pressing matter, I know we all supposed to know a lot around here. I've been here for over four years.

But would you mind please telling me Miss Geary exactly how a second in command station chief of the Illuminati has been found brutally murdered and stuffed in a sewer drainage pipe in the middle of New York? Have you come up with a cover story yet? I want to know as much as possible before I go examine Kida McCormick's body and crime scene."

The chill of cool air made its way into the office once more.

 

[HikariKenzaki]

Connor 'Radicon' Radcliffe will head to New York to look into the missing woman who has been found. Justine was his mission partner and is eager to find out if this is the woman they've been missing.

Desiree will look at concentration of disoriented persons reports and other likely disconnected individuals, assuming LA will be high on the list, but could be elsewhere and pose as a doctor to investigate.

Hikari and Natalyia are typically on covert missions elsewhere to keep the House locations from becoming targets and are on standby waiting more information or need from the Kobayashis and will jump to action as needed.

 

[Astrid Archer]

Astrid kissed Genevieve on the forehead one last time, and hugged Miria. 'Take care of your sister,' she whispered to Miria, who nodded eagerly. Genevieve grumped as Astrid set her back down on her bed.

"Êtes-vous d'accord, Astrid? Tu as l'air triste."

Astrid looked up to Julie's mother - Genevieve's grandmother - and nodded. "Nous avons un travail dangereux, Julie et moi je crains qu'il va revenir à leur faire du mal ... et vous."

Grandmother smiled and held Astrid close. "Le sortir et les écraser. Retirer la menace, quelle qu'elle soit."

Astrid grinned, then looked worried. "Soyez très prudent jusqu'à ce que vous entendez de moi ou Julie, d'accord?"

"Nous allons."

Astrid paused, taking mental inventory of her rifle, pistols, grenades, katana and knives before straddling her BMW combat motorcycle and pulling on her helmet.

Termination order? Astrid pondered as she wove silently through the Quebec wilderness toward the Agartha portal and back into Connecticorp's battleground. Termination order? she asked again, although no one could hear her. You had the upper hand, Mr. German Dude. You really, really seemed invincible... until you self-destructed LA. You've shown the Societies that you ~can~ lose. If you hadn't self-destructed the lab, we would have come back, yes, but not until we could mount a truly impressive force. By then you could have broken down everything vital and relocated to Tiajuana or Montana... but instead you panicked. You freed hundreds of thousands of people... letting ~us~ know that freedom is possible. That winning will happen. It may not be me who strikes the final blow against you, but everyone knows... I'm the one who struck the first blow that hurt...

In the distance, a slight, golden glow emanated from the wrecked school bus that housed the Agartha Portal.

...and I'm coming back, you bastard. You threatened the people I love. 'You will never know mercy...' Those were your words... I think you've made a common mistake, Mr. German Dude. You see the cupcake baker and forget the child-soldier. You see the smile and forget the fangs. It's time to teach people to fear me again.

(My apologies to anyone who speaks French... please forgive and understand the intent!)

 

[Markel]

After meeting with the White Rabbit, Markel is warned that the BlackHole is no longer safe.

Still though, he has another lead to pursue: Find the Mad Hatter. Apparently, she has been making "a lot of noise" in London and was even arrested at one point. Detective Marianne Shelly deals with a lot of secret worlders, on and probably off the job. Maybe she knows something.

 

[MasterOfKimchi]

K paused in his perusal of a thin stack of report files as a small alert began flashing in the lower corner of a screen.

"Cry baby, cry..." He murmured absently as a location indicator popped up to show some building in Lancashire.

Within minutes he took over the automated response, manually tapping away as screens flashed by, summoned and dismissed at rapid pace.

Someone wanted his attention. Well,.... His location maybe. Maybe not so much his attention in the process. Nevertheless, they had it.

 

[Astrid Archer]

Astrid returned to London quietly, parking her motorcycle in the unmarked garage leased under another name. Wrapping her hair up in a scarf, Astrid took a long skirt and flowing blouse from a locker in the garage. Sliding dark brown contacts into her eyes, and soft, flexible moccasins, she returned to Darkside among the lost and ignored, making her way along the rough cobblestone until she reaches the Haitian Market. She waits until Dante looks up from his tacos, aware of her scent. She signals him and heads around the corner. Waiting for him to arrive.

'We have a lot to talk about,' she says in ghoultongue.

 

[Astrid Archer]

Astrid, still in her disguise, shuffled through the Haitian Market after several conversations with Dante. She fished out a small notepad and pen from her oversized purse and wrote a message:

National Temperance Hospital - abandoned asylum. Possible location of Link: London. At least one policewoman has already been taken while investigating a white van. Assume standard communications compromised.

Once done, Astrid handed the note to the ghoul waiting near Dante's taco stand. 'Deliver this to Hit-Parade. Do NOT be seen.'

Astrid then took out two of her new burn phones and nodded. 'Yes,' she decided, 'these will have to do.'

 

[Fushichou]

Aka woke up in a white room, buzzing words echoing in his ears, as he tried to open his eyes a blinding light forced him to keep them closed. He also felt metal needles against his spine.

This is not Yume-do...

 

[colts450]

Here Lies One Of Our Best
Location: Brooklyn, New York

It was about late afternoon, when Peter would get the message:

To: Satre@TheEYE
From: Geary@TheEYE
CC: McCoy, R.; Arlens, E.
Date: 08/27/2016
Subject: Want to See A Dead Body?

Satre,

So you want to see a dead body? Brilliant. You can see Kida’s.

But let’s get one thing straight: The next time you demand to know anything, be ready to find a bullet in your frontal lobe, or, to join McCormick in that lovely ditch.

McCormick was just like any other agent. A foot soldier, and sometimes, whether we can afford it or not, they end up dead. McCormick was last seen at the gym she regularly visits. We found footage of a white van that came, and she was never seen again.

Until recently, obviously. More will be explained at the scene, by Arlens and McCory. Get to it.

Ciao Ciao

Once Peter was to reach the scene, he would find that Police were still there, trying to maintain the scene, though the body had been moved back to a local ‘hospital’. It was safe to assume that it was back with HQ for testing.

He would see a few crowds of people huddling around the yellow police tape. There were a few cops talking on the side, and a few in long black trench coats with navy blue leather gloves. From the email, he could conclude those were his given contacts, Arlens and McCoy.

They were looking over the ditch, talking to themselves.

 

[colts450]

"Arlens and McCoy?" He shouted to the two agents that were listed as his contacts. Oddly enough it was raining in New York. He whispered as he approached the two. "They were able to move the body to the lab awful fast, did you hear anything of what they found at The Labyrinth?"

 

[Russell K. Kobayashi]

Russell knows better than to be surprised when the figure brush-passes something to him near Moca Loco. He also knows better than to try and get a look at the being -- if they've perfected the brush-pass, they probably have taken such elementary precautions as disguise.

He skims the slip of paper, and with a flick of his wrist the note begins burning. Even as the ashes hit the pavement, he's pulling out his phone, and texting the information to Min-suh, Ivan, Seon-hwa, and Annabelle.

Finishing his coffee, he walks off down the street, whistling the final verse to Gord Downie's "Vancouver Divorce" slightly off-key.