(Sunstone) On the Road, Again

Oct 14th, 2015 06:55 PM

California, a state who's borders were dictated to by Gold Barons is a wealth of climates and vistas. In the south, they are lined by palm-trees and are bathed in the golden hue of eternal summer. In the north, rolly-poly hills and scrub line the ribbons of asphalt, white lines, and yellow lines keeping order. But it is those lines, spaced perfectly apart and running by the Wizard Van in rhythmic succession that is hypnotizing.

Four lane highways offer a vague sense of security. The wizard van, is just one of a hundred cars flowing along. Just a spec on DOT CCTV cameras that dot the landscape.

Passing them by, is a minivan – children staring at the wizard more than the people within.

On the other-side, is a Toyota Camery.

It's been a few hours already and a Rest Stop promises refreshment in a few miles.

Still, with a large crystal in their possession, the light within proudly breathing; who knows who is following, also relying on the relative anonymity of the highway.

After the Rest Stop, is a Toll Plaza.

**Avis** · Oct 14th, 2015 11:43 PM

"So, is anyone's bladder going to explode," Avis asked from her seat next to the supernal refrigerator, "or can you wait until after we throw quarters at really bored wanna-be traffic cops? Speaking of which, anything of note on the airwaves, Ermac?"

The Warlock turned towards the bespectacled angel, her mind conjuring the image of him slumped over in a heap of loose limbs, drool dripping off of his chin, eyes blank as unplugged monitors from the doldrums of the airwaves, even as her eyes contradicted such an image.

space sight (pot 1) + space shield (pot 1). Mental Shield (pot 3)

-2 mana for 24 hour sheilds.

Oct 15th, 2015 10:45 AM

Before they actually drove from the museum July made sure his protections were up. With such an intense object in their possession he had no idea when he would need it a shield. He wasn't proud of the results but they would have to do...for now. Fast forward and he was sitting in the front driving precisely. All rules of the road were followed in order to avoid any suspicion. It may have helped to speed but he made sure to stay with the pack instead as he drove, slowing down when needed.

"I can hold it," he said to Avis as he focused on the road and what was around them. If someone was following them or made a move he wanted to be sure to see it.

1 success

3 successes

**Arthur** · Oct 15th, 2015 10:47 PM

"I'm good, if we get gas sometime I'm going to get some soda." Arthur speaks to the window as he continues to watch outside the van. So far lots of highway. He shifts to look back at the hidden stone.

"That's damn good Star." How the Guardian did that is beyond Arthur but its definitely a Theurgist trick. Arthur shifts his attention back through the window, watching for anything that stands out.

1 suxx for Perception

Unseen Shield, Read Matrices

**Star** · Oct 15th, 2015 11:41 PM

Some people love road trips.

Say the magic words, and they perk up like it's a non-stop roller coaster. They'll start making lists of what they'll need, what they'll do, and attack the whole proposition like a drunken foam party.

Some people want to vomit from counting stripes until they blend together into one continues line. Or say the same word over and over until it's lost all meaning beyond the sound of it's syllables.

"Hey! Did you see that Camry? There's a Camry outside. I wonder if it's that rent-a-cop from Sac U."

That's right. It's officially Make Up Stories About Other Cars time.

"No, I'm good. Just, you know." Bored. "Oh, thanks, man. You do any?" Fingers waggled. "Or are you like Ermac, into the Physics?"

**Emrys** · Oct 16th, 2015 01:45 AM

This is what Space is for. Hours of repetitive scenery could be toppled into a fraction of the time with only a photograph and a vivid description. One day that would be Emrys's thing, but that day was unfortunately not today.

Today Emrys sat in the back seat, shotgun loaded with the safety on and facing down as he waited for the inevitable. With Sacramento long beyond the Southern horizon and the Red Wood forest hours away, they were in the prime spot for ambush. Thankfully Emrys had an obvious countermeasure for that scenario, assuming he could cast before trouble knocked him unconscious.

That stipulation drove the Enchanter to watch his surroundings as acutely as he would watch an armed Seer directly in front of him, which worked great for the first half an hour. The slow ticking of time Temporal Eddies bestowed turned maddening as every second dragged past him in his vigil. He finally decided to just drop it in favor of the gifts the Noddists had taught him, but still time seemed to drag on as his senses learned to exclude the monotonous sounds and sights of the road trip. He noted the Camry Star pointed out, but instead of watching it decided to rest his eyes for just a moment as he pinched the bridge of his nose.

"I'm good." Emrys said to the Warlock as he leaned his head back, knowing full well what a trap that was likely to end up being. He was most of the way through a water bottle anyway.

Pot 2 Temporal Dodge for 24 hours, Failure for Perception

Oct 17th, 2015 08:07 PM

Unknowing of the growing pulse of personal paranoia in the car, a spider – tiny and non-descript – slides down a strand of silk. Each of its delicate legs slowly move in concert like a man on a wire. Seers are much like the nondescript spider, watching and beneath notice. The overly careful soccer mom turning off the highway? The bored college student driving a mite too fast? The older woman with the salt-and-pepper gray hair in the nice car?

Seers aren't blunt instruments, unless they want to be.

With Awakened knowing how to hide their signatures; you never can tell.

July sees a few cars that have held steady behind them for a few miles now. But it isn't like the movies. They aren't black cars with tinted windows and Agent Smith clones with guns at the wheel. They are normal people and the nearest have bored expressions on their faces.

The Toll Plaza has a line, it'll take a few minutes to get through and EZ Pass is down.

Maybe it's all nothing. Maybe a van full of Awakened is too much to attack.

**Star** · Oct 17th, 2015 09:01 PM

"Are there cops?"

Some toll plazas have cops. Some don't. It's cramped, yo. People at the front, peep that.

"Is anyone getting pulled over? What's The Plan if anyone wants to search?"

So far The Plan was to drive around in the most obnoxious vehicle on the road, with a huge freezer.

Maybe a Backup Plan might be A Good Thing.

**Avis** · Oct 18th, 2015 01:14 AM

"If they want to search, I'll convince them they have more important things to do," Avis replied, a corner of her mouth twitching upward. "Well, first I'll make them a goldfish. Then I'll give them something better to do. Soon as we're past I'll let it drop. No harm done."

Oct 19th, 2015 08:48 AM

"I doubt there'll be anyone to worry about at the toll, but as long we don't do anything crazy we can easily get past some cops." Turning to the full group through the rear view mirror he said, "just remember, cops get antsy if too many people start talking so if one shows up, one person handle it," looking at Avis as he said it.

He doesn't mention anything about the following cars yet, mostly because on the highway everyone's tailing everyone. If any of them get off the same exit though, then he'll start getting suspicious.

How much is a normal toll? he thought. One dollar? Two? He reached in his pocket and pulled out his wallet, heading for the cashier line.

Date	Action	Roll	Result
2015-10-14 23:25:19	Avis rolls 9 to PSYCHIC SHIELD, HOOOOOO (mental shield: gnos3+mind4+hs2) (10 Again)	3, 9, 2, 4, 10, 7, 7, 2, 1, 9	3 successes
2015-10-14 23:23:37	Avis rolls 7 to the shieldiest sight since sighty sheilds (gnos3+space4-2combi+HS) (10 Again)	6, 2, 5, 3, 7, 8, 9	2 successes

Date	Action	Roll	Result
2015-10-15 10:39:37	July rolls 6 to Fate Sight (Fate+Gnos+HS) (10 Again)	1, 3, 4, 8, 7, 3	1 success
2015-10-15 10:39:09	July rolls 6 to Fate Shield (Fate+Gnos+HS) (10 Again)	2, 1, 1, 7, 9, 5	1 success

Date		Action		Roll		Result
2015-10-15 10:43:52		July rolls 5 to We being followed? (Wit+Comp) (10 Again)		9, 5, 4, 10, 3, 9		3 successes

Date		Action		Roll		Result
2015-10-15 22:46:56		Arthur rolls 5 to On the Road -Perception on the highway (Wits3+Comp2=5) (10 Again)		2, 9, 4, 7, 1		1 success

Date	Action	Roll	Result
2015-10-15 22:36:31	Arthur rolls 7 to On the Road - Read Matrices (10 Again)	4, 9, 4, 6, 2, 4, 5	1 success
2015-10-15 22:36:16	Arthur rolls 7 to On the Road - UnSeen Shield (10 Again)	8, 7, 7, 3, 9, 9, 5	3 successes

(Sunstone) On the Road, Again

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