[PrP] Bismark Memories

[Tuesday]

"Ha! Yeah, I've only presented some 'charred' chicken. That's fancy. You normally have to pay peeps at restaurants to char your food." serious head nod.

Laugh~

"Hmm! What level of Mastery have you achieved in Matter?" Tuesday didn't know, but Campy was an Adept, so if Faye could Matter costume changes then the Moros could totally tell them.

Head bob, "We could look at the outside of the building then, when we're in, we can see if it sorta matches up. If not. Then we definitely need the blueprints."

More head bobage, "Kay." then a smirk "I couldn't. Since. Matter? Me? Nope. Also. Isn't there more to a keycard then the card? Would that make Mattering it harder?"

Nodding at the coffee shop meet up. Even if just the thought of it makes her remember Team Ry-La and how Faye and Stix had a run in with Seers of the Vulgar Magic is A-Okay verity. "Sure. Works as a plan. But. Uh. What if...we can't get to the texting? How 'bout instead of texting if something's wrong, we text, keep texting like then if we miss a text, then keeping missing out text in time we know something's up."

Faye gets to talking and Tuesday nods, for reals nods and not a little head bob. "Kay, and wait...smaller?" tongue clicks, "Or less?"

Hmm! Had the Bismark lost it's Muchness?

Shifting. Rolling down the window.

"Scrutinizing. Yep. Plan." see! See this is her Scrutinizing face.

  

Date		Action		Roll		Result
2017-08-17 14:59:07		[02] Tuesday rolls 3 to Scrutinizing The Bismark (Int 2 + Occult 1) (10 Again)		10, 6, 8, 9		3 successes
2017-08-17 14:59:07		[01] Tuesday rolls 3 to Scrutinizing The Bismark (Int 2 + Occult 1) (10 Again)		7, 5, 5		failure

[Campanella]

Campanella drifted with the traffic. Past the Bismark building, strangely cute and dwarfish, flanked by larger and colder buildings. The park was a small city park: more manicured lawn with shrubs than wilderness; a lazy summer park with relaxed Sleepers enjoying the last days of summer. Totally non threatening. He rolled the car to a stop in a vacant parking spot and quickly turned around to face his passengers.

Tuesday Scrutinises the building as they pass. The building stands proud, diminished and out of place: a survivor in the ever changing heart of the city. Attuned to Fate, the Guardian sees... nothing out of the ordinary. Is there Resonance, yes. But her study is not enough to discern it strength or quality. It is enough for her to recognise the building's - albeit weak and insipid - signature. But from what she can discern its all very mundane.

The Bismark appears to be nothing more than an old building with no occult gravity whatsoever. Old stones dating back a century a more lend it a certain weight but what resonance exists is either heavily occluded or pitifully weak. Its just a building.

"Coffee it is then. I'll keep moving just in case we have any persuit. As for the texting... I don't mind either way so long as its effective. Tuesday's suggestion is... a little more logical. If something does happen you may not have time to fire off a text in time."

He frowned critically.

"As for the clothes... Lets see..."

His frown deepened as he constructed an imago, then willed it into existence. A breath caught in his teeth but he powered on regardless.

Date		Action		Roll		Result
2017-08-18 18:46:29		Campy to Alter Raiment rolls 6 to GNO + Matter - 4 spell factor (up to 4 people) (10 Again, WillPower)		8, 2, 2, 5, 4, 7		1 success
2017-08-18 18:44:39		Campy paradox check rolls 1 to Gnosis - Magical Tools (10 Again, Chance)		6		failure

Alter Raiment - 3 dot (Disciple) Matter spell. Campanella has Matter 4 so should be able to effect others. Spell Factor: Target up to 4 people (-4). 1 success should be enough to alter the groups general appearance to business casual.

After a pause where he catches his breath, he adds: "That should hold up for a while."

"I will try," Campanella nods briefly to Oculus.

Quick note moving forward. I'd recommend people noting what spells people have active on their mini sheets For clarity: Campy isn't changing his appearance; his spell is for everyone else.

[Tuesday]

A hum is Tuesday's reply.

"Twenty or less. Since. Dude. Have you seen a millennial?"

Rolling her shoulders.

"Sooooooo" she draws out, "The Bismark. No just smaller but less. Like loads. So. Quick gander. Says. Bismark's just. A building. Nothing special, no history or weight - well a little weight since it's old - but like, not what we're after." a beat. "And before you ask, there's not a big or little dee Destiny hint anywhere."

Which. Sucked. But with Time and the whammy and the Seer's and their Masters. Tuesday expected. But. She didn't know how Faye's gonna take it.

A beat.

Then glyph-work and Campy's halo. Boom. New cloths.

"Thanks." a nod, a smile, and the unicorn slips out of the car. Moving far enough away from it that she was away, but still close enough to show she was waiting for Faye , then because disguise and practice and just 'cause.

Good luck!!!!!

[Aurora]

Smirking, “Hey, that char adds a little something to the chicken.” Solemn nod.

Looking to Tuesday, “Me? I’m only an Apprentice, I’ve focused all my studies on Life.” It was true. Though she should probably focus on her others Arcanas.

Shrugging and trying to find the words, “I,” she starts, shaking her head, “It just seems smaller. I can’t really explain it. Maybe once we get inside things will be clearer. Or not, who the hell knows.” This was frustrating on a certain level. But only frustrating because this used to be a place for the Ladder, and not it wasn’t.

She then nods to Campy. Never one who was really good at planning things, she’d go with what the other suggested.

And then he casts some magic. Looking down at her clothes she nods, “This should work. And if I have to go back in, I’ll try and Life up some facial changes.” Which could prove to be fun.

Laughing, “We should invest in those ear pieces the secret service uses for these things. Something with a on button on like a ring or something, go all high tech spy.” Might be out of their price range, but was fun to dream.

A confused look was offered to the unicorn, less? Not a word she would have come up with, but she’d trust her cabal mate.

Not what they were after? Did that mean her memories were wrong? Did she imagine a different place? A different Bismark? Or were the Seer’s and whoever they were working with that powerful? Which was an unsettling thought.

But Faye wasn’t a quitter, she was determined to answer at least one of those questions. If not, her mind would continue to wonder.

She lowers her sunglasses and steps out of the car as well. Pausing to look around and at the building. Maybe being this close would trigger something. Anything. A girl could hope.

Her phone buzzes and she glances down at it, smirking and sending out a quick reply,

~~“Back at you!”

  1 success

Date		Action		Roll		Result
2017-08-21 15:50:38		Faye rolls 4 to Scrutinizing(Int+Occ) (10 Again)		5, 6, 1, 10, 6		1 success

[Campanella]

The trio separate into two groups and make their way back to the Bismark building.

Oculus arrives first. The ground floor is retail. Beyond the portico with its revolving door is a space centred on the old hotel lobby from which a number of specialty stores branch off. The preserved mezzanine was also used for retail and an elegant looking coffee house. Tastefully obscure cameras watched over the retail area and the portico. Off to one side, understated and quietly discreet, was a manned booth: beyond was a secured stairwell and elevator - the main entry for the luxury suites above.

Fay and Tuesday follow with Fay focussing her Sight on the building as they approach. Unidentifiable resonance washes over her, as gentle as the rays of sunlight on a pleasant day. At least the Thrysus can confirm what Tuesday said - the building has a totally mundane Nature; no hint of Destiny; no suggestion of Supernal connection. The building appears to simply be a preserved relic of the past, repurposed many times; resonance either scoured clean or never formed in the first place.

Her memories remain stubbornly quiescent. There are no sudden flashes or jarring shocks of deja vu or world shattering visions. Nothing. Her memories seem increasingly fanciful; night phantoms of a remembered dream. The Bismark Building seems smaller still once she stands in front of the portico with its quaint, glittering, old style revolving door.

But the exterior is wonderful example of Art Deco. One simply cannot deny that.

[Yumyumcrow]

The light show goes off without a hitch. Darkness. Light. Darkness. Weak light, as in a brown out. Darkness. Flashes. Light.

The guard - a big guy with a round, friendly face - stands open mouthed till the effects settle back into normalcy. And for a moment, Oculus could well believe his well timed ruse has succeeded. The guard nods in agreement...

... And then checks his control panels.

Oculus, waiting with baited breath in front of the booth hears the dreaded words. "Yeah. Sure. Ah. Let me check something first, okay?" He sees the confusion pass across the guards face. He sees the confusion grow as the guard checks another panel. Then reach for the phone.

  

Date		Action		Roll		Result
2017-08-25 18:16:00		Someone rolls 4 to Composure + Subterfuge (10 Again)		5, 8, 10, 6, 7		2 successes

"Yeah. Its Jonas. You reading any power outages or surges? OK. The scheduled plant test went ahead, right? Good. Still glitching in the sub-basement, huh? Anything just happen? Were we expecting anyone to assist with that? Yeah. Uh huh. Well. Check the fax will ya?"

He makes an apologetic face for Oculus' benefit.

"Yeah. Look. You must be early or something. Paperwork hasn't come through yet. Not saying you're not who you say or anything but the boss is a real stickler for protocol. Has been since that time some unauthorised people got in and his buddy got fired for it. Um. Look if you got ID I can try and swing something..."

He looked hopefully out from behind his booth.

[Tuesday]

They're in. Tuesday doesn't know what to expect. Well other then capital em Mundane.

So, she knows she's not gonna swoon. Since. Never been here before. But. Faye. Had. Before. Before. So. Tuesday...might be hovering. Maybe. A little bit.

Hazels sweep the space, but seeing absolutely nothing out of the ordinary (and she knows it's because Time was fucked with, but why in the fucking hell did the Ladder wanna do here?!) checking her phone when it buzzes. Lights get flickery. But hazels tack over to the blond. Because reasons.

"You good?" she rasps quietly.

  failure

Date		Action		Roll		Result
2017-08-25 19:04:39		Tuesday rolls 4 to Eye Spy (Wits 2 + Composure 2) (10 Again)		1, 2, 7, 6		failure

[Aurora]

The lack of any memories kicking her in the face was actually disconcerting. She should be feeling something!

Were her memories wrong? Did she get this whole thing wrong?

Feeling her phone buzz, she takes it out, tearing her eyes away from the building.

Light show? She looks at the text confused. Then the lights flicker and she catches on, ah, ok. Seems Oculus was doing his thing.

And then Tuesday is rasping to her quietly, all she does is shrug.

“Not sure, there isn’t anything coming to me.” She says softly back.

But she wasn’t ready to give up. They were here, and she was going to do whatever she could to trigger something.

Maybe Spirit would show her something? But when she reaches out to look with Spirit, it denies her. Maybe that was a sign she needed to pay attention more to that Arcana? She wasn’t sure.

Sighing heavily, she just looks around. Looking for something…anything to catch her eye and draw her in.

  failure

Date		Action		Roll		Result
2017-08-25 21:46:38		Faye rolls 5 to Second Sight(Spirit+Gno) (10 Again)		1, 5, 1, 7, 2		failure

  2 successes

Date		Action		Roll		Result
2017-08-25 21:47:31		Faye rolls 5 to Looking Around(Wits+Comp) (10 Again)		9, 5, 2, 5, 8		2 successes