BE: No rest for travellers

[ReubanBrightwood]

In a unexpected twist the two arrows and ben transitioned from their previous plight to an entirely new albeit far more time sensitive one. the flower farm inn having just earlier that been the sight of a branding paradox brought about by Edison and the location of months worth of experiments by the unknown mage the same said Warlock and Thirteen has tracked to the location.

Chambers had gone on ahead and independently booked out the hibiscus cottage for a full Sven day week no room service wanted or required for the stay. The keys to which have been left.

As for their target buttercup cottage well its almost guardians work that is needed of them today remove and recover evidence of magical happenings as best they can while not getting put on the hunters hit or kill list.

Chambers is not allowed to actively take part in plots that I run so he wont make an active appearance but has spent resources to give them a base of operations for their mission along with an excuse to be on and off site as needed.

Skye LadySin
Asclepius Jombot

[Skye]

The place itself almost feeling calm, soothing for her soul, like a little piece of a long forgotten home yet a tad to modernized to truly be like home, especially given the warm weather outside and people opting for sleeping indoors? No wonder people couldn´t handle nature if all they did were to hide from it, even when going to places like these that seemed like it could easily manage a few tents or places to sleep under the stars.

Looking over the area in a general sense, just taking in the basics of the area itself, the general distance between cottages, the current level of natural and visible light they had to work with and that others would be able to see them by, and general things that would stand out or be good to take into account. Not trying to walk around or take any deeper look, just wanting a basic insight into the area for now.

Basic look around 2 successes

Date	Action	Roll	Result
2025-05-18 05:14:02	Skye rolls 4 to Perception (wit+com) (10 Again)	8, 3, 9, 3	2 successes

Holding up her right hand with the key between two fingers, allowing her fellow arrow to decide if he or she should be the one to carry it.

Gear

cellphone, cash, archery glove on, light gloves covering her hands and fingers, cabin key, knivesx2 (in belt at her back), throwing knife x5 on her, purse, kevlar vest thin under shirt, zippo lighter, athletic running shoes, wooden coin necklace (dedicated tool).

Spells

Combo Organic Resilience and pulse of the living world (pot 6, armor 4) – ritual cloaked
Honing the form dexterity +4 (pot 8) – ritual cloaked
Night Sight 5
Sense life 5
Gain skill brawl 5

Stats

Health: 8
Mana: 9
Defense: 2 (7 when dodging)
Speed: 11/15
Initiative: 11
Willpower: 1/2 (usable)
Armor: 5/6 - bulletproof (Life: 4, Kevlar vest thin 1/2)
Spell tolerance: 5/3
Spell control: 5/6
Paradox spells cast: 0

[Asclepius]

While he was informed about the trees that surrounded the Cottage, the place when in front of him was displayed with such beauty. If only the circumstances were a little more pleasant, what a nice holiday place to go to. The cottage itself reminding him of some long lost holidays he had been on back in the UK. Giving some thought to the fact he would be joined in this endeavour by Skye, he knew that no doubt she would have some choice complaints at this kind of get away people would go on.

While making his way around the site, he gave a look around the area to see what the lay of the land was. Was it busy? How spaced out where the building from each other? Did they have roaming security? These were things he felt important to take note of.

Perception - failure

Date	Action	Roll	Result
2025-05-18 19:21:42	Asclepius rolls 5 to Perception (Wits 2 + Comp 3) (10 Again)	4, 7, 7, 4, 2	failure

He noticed the raised hand of his fellow Arrow, and gave her a look of confusion. The silent raised hand had surprised him. “I can take them if they are to heavy for you to carry.” He smirked a little as he took the keys from Skye. He returned his eyes to the scenery. “So, first impressions? What do you think?”

Gear

Sports Bag (attached via strap over shoulder)
Smartphone (in pocket)
Cash (in pocket)
Car keys (in pocket)
Kevlar vest thin (Worn under shirt)
Combat knife (dedicated tool attached at belt)
3 Glowsticks (In Sports bag)
Pepper spray (In Bag)
Wedding ring (worn)
First Aid Kit (In Sports bag).
Bottle of water (in Sports bag)

Stats

Health:
Mana:
Defense: 2
Speed: 9
Initiative: 6
Willpower: 0/3 useable
Armor: 1 / 2 Kevlar vest thin (1 /2)
Spell tolerance: 0/2
Active spells: 0/5
Paradox spells cast: 0

[ReubanBrightwood]

The cottage Chambers has rented out is labelled as a private cottage for the reason it is away from the rest off in its own corner of the grounds the better to monitor the comings and goings if needed and decrease the chance of people accidently stumbling onto it, the trees provide cover both for the mages and anything else but mages skilled in life should have no trouble there. The distance is a journey of close to fifteen minutes on foot to reach any of the facilities and the other cottages are dotted about the broad grounds.

Out here it is quite except for bird song, the goldfinches are having a good time it seems. The busiest part of the estate looked to be main reception as events frequently happen at the house and tonight a wedding reception is in full swing but without staking out each public area it is hard to say. After hours the café and nursey garden close reducing the chances of members of the public being there but in such a scenic place and the sleepers the tare around copiously drunk the chance is never zero.

[Skye]

Sticking her tongue out at her fellow arrow with a soft chuckle.
”Yes I am almost collapsing under the weight of this thing, please help me.” Letting him take the key, feeling quite good with the choice relying on the fact she would be faster than him if it came to it.

Eyes darting around, closing and feeling her little warning net to make sure they were alone out of earshot before softly answering his words.
”The festivities of the night will create noise, and likely draw in most of the people, meaning it can decrease the chances anyone interrupts us which is a boon. It will also be noisy, noisy enough that if we make any noise for any reason it is possible to be attested to their gathering or drunkards.” Again beneficial to them. ”We should set our cabin as a base, if we get split up regroup there when possible. Our primary issue will likely be getting inside without leaving a trace of it, we also know we have quite a lot to clean up and the chance of encountering someone inside is not none existent. We will likely experience a locked door, meaning we will have to deal with that. First off though I feel as if we should find the cabin, look around it, and get a sense of if it is empty or not. Then comes how to gain access.” Turning her eyes upon him. ”How do you feel, and have anything to add you are deeper informed about this than I.” Thinking for a moment. ”We should expect the floor to take a lot of time, I would have liked some more details about it, and the chance for some proper tools to deal with it. But will likely be the cause we cannot make this fully clean.”

Gear

cellphone, cash, archery glove on, light gloves covering her hands and fingers, knivesx2 (in belt at her back), throwing knife x5 on her, purse, kevlar vest thin under shirt, zippo lighter, athletic running shoes, wooden coin necklace (dedicated tool).

Spells

Combo Organic Resilience and pulse of the living world (pot 6, armor 4) – ritual cloaked
Honing the form dexterity +4 (pot 8) – ritual cloaked
Night Sight 5
Sense life 5
Gain skill brawl 5

Stats

Health: 8
Mana: 9
Defense: 2 (7 when dodging)
Speed: 11/15
Initiative: 11
Willpower: 1/2 (usable)
Armor: 5/6 - bulletproof (Life: 4, Kevlar vest thin 1/2)
Spell tolerance: 5/3
Spell control: 5/6
Paradox spells cast: 0

[Asclepius]

He was glad to see that despite her worries about him, Skye was still able to be a little silly. “I shall bare these burdens for you.” At the end of the day, the keys in his hands we probably best as he, out of the two of them, was not able to blend in and remain hidden among the trees.

Hearing Skye's suggestion while looking around. He could not help be reminded of when he was at his wedding reception, the drunkenness, the loudness and how little he paid attention to what was going on. “The evening and the night would be a great time for it. Anyone walking around will no doubt be somewhat giddy from the festivities to really pay full attention. I agree it is wise to go to our booked cottage to have a look around it before making any decision on what to do... But we can always walk past the other cabin like you say and see if there is any attention or lingering presence there currently.” It would be a good idea to see if there is any show of lockdown on the cottage that we intending to break into, as it would tell us if we were too late or not. “Well we shall do what we can. Nothing is one hundred percent.”

Gear

Sports Bag (attached via strap over shoulder)
Smartphone (in pocket)
Cash (in pocket)
Car keys (in pocket)
Kevlar vest thin (Worn under shirt)
Combat knife (dedicated tool attached at belt)
3 Glowsticks (In Sports bag)
Pepper spray (In Bag)
Wedding ring (worn)
First Aid Kit (In Sports bag).
Bottle of water (in Sports bag)

Stats

Health:
Mana:
Defense: 2
Speed: 9
Initiative: 6
Willpower: 0/3 useable
Armor: 1 / 2 Kevlar vest thin (1 /2)
Spell tolerance: 0/2
Active spells: 0/5
Paradox spells cast: 0

[ReubanBrightwood]

Walking past the buttercup cabin would take then out of there way if the intention is spend time at the hibiscus cottage which they are currently at having just retrieved the key left for them, the private setting of the hibiscus means nothing is really on the way to it.