(Adventure) A Disc

[Yumyumcrow]

Old Sacramento under a churning sky.

Old Sacramento, with its wide boulevards and brightly painted buildings. Old Sacramento, that surreal place where the old and the new clash together. Remnant of the past; hanging on with pride and security. This is the past remembered with the blessings of the civic fathers. This is a vision of the past they want you to remember: clean and fresh like the lines of the uniformly square buildings; not the rough and tumble nature of a mining town, groaning with the weight of prospectors and vagrants and Bandidos; not the town that was washed way, built over, and washed away again; not the poor health and the deadly sickness. This is the past rinsed, cleaned, and sanitised.

Much like the antique store. It is situated on a corner so it gets frontage on two streets. The building is made of wood and look authentic enough. The window has paintwork and detailing that fits the period, emblazoned with the name The Old Curiosity Shop. Very authentic. And probably too Dickensian for the Wild West. The items on display are, likewise, hard to place: plenty of saddlery which competes with Art Deco objects and a set of candelabra right out of the Gilded Age.

Then there is the disc. Now that is the real talking point. A disc about the size and dimensions of a throwing discus made out of a reflective and highly polished stone. One might think of jade, initially, until it strikes you that such a precious mineral would not be on display in an antique store's window. And the surface of the object is covered in etchings: too regular to be scratches, yet too chaotic to be language or a drawing.

The oddity has given pause to at least one tourist who is drawn to venture inside the shop.

This scene goes out to Winter Cosmo Xander Vincent
Anyone else is free to join as well but do remember your scene limits.

Please enjoy

[Winter]

One wouldn't think of the Guardian as a purveyor of baubles and trinkets, and he'd be right in that assessment. His interest is wholly utilitarian, for the Mysteries show a tendency to slip and hide among the creases of the mundane, and what better place to keep your finger on the pulse of the living world if not these kind of shops?
He parks his Mustang nearby, spending a few moments to weave himself under a veil of protective glyphs. At first, his intonation is not perfect, small flaws that pervert his willworking and send a pang of irritation across his features. Once ready, he locks the car behind him, ready to mix with the crowd and start inspecting the various stores of Old Sacramento, and one shop in particular.

  5 successes

Date		Action		Roll		Result
2019-02-02 11:29:58		Winter rolls 10 to Incognito Presence rote (10 Again)		9, 2, 6, 8, 2, 3, 4, 8, 10, 10, 1, 1		5 successes

  failure

Date		Action		Roll		Result
2019-02-02 11:30:40		Winter rolls 6 to Supernal Vision Imp (10 Again)		5, 3, 7, 7, 7, 1		failure

  2 successes

Date		Action		Roll		Result
2019-02-02 11:30:58		Winter rolls 5 to Supernal Vision Imp (-1 pen) (10 Again)		1, 5, 8, 4, 9		2 successes

  3 successes

Date		Action		Roll		Result
2019-02-02 11:31:18		Winter rolls 6 to Unseen Shield Imp (10 Again)		10, 2, 7, 10, 2, 7, 10, 5, 1		3 successes

Stats

Inventory: lighter, cigarettes, magic tool (rosary), wedding band, Kevlar Vest (thin), brass knuckles (1Blunt).Defense: 3
Armor: 4 (Shield + vest)/5(Ballistic)
Health: 8
WP: 5
Mana: 4/4
Speed: 10
Spell Tolerance: (Unseen Shield 2e [pot 3], Supernal Vision [pot 2], Incognito Presence [pot5]= 3/3
Spell Control: 3/5 Shield self, Vision self, Incognito Presence self
Vulgars Casted in scene: 0

Xander Cosmo

[Xander]

Since awakening, architecture became another thing Cosmo both admired and dismissed. As a DC native there was an ability to convey meaning and ideals through Matter that the Theurgist couldn't help but acknowledge. Yet, any Moros could tell you how easy it is to shape and alter that meaning. The Lincoln Memorial was an unmistakable monument to the legacy of someone who fought the enslavement of others and every local sleeper would note it's absence, but what about the less renowned architecture that made up most of the rest of a city's streets? How could a Seer change that history and meaning without being noticed?

Cosmo walked the streets of old Sacramento in jeans, running shoes, and a black hoodie with these thoughts pulling at his mind. Some strange events had been going on, and a disc of unknown origin was one of them. Investigating this bauble might be a good way of ingratiating himself with the local concilium, or at least kill an afternoon he had free. Winter's rote prevents the Apostate from noticing him, so he watches the unknown man walk into the shop after noticing the disk. Having come to the shop specifically for the object Cosmo enters as well.

"Excuse me?" He said as soon as he entered, looking for a counter to go to or an employee to speak with and heading on over. "I'd like to see the green disk in the window."

   Forces sight and shield up

Date		Action		Roll		Result
2019-02-02 20:31:37		Cosmo rolls 7 to Improvised Unseen Shield (Forces+Gnosis+HS) (Mana for duration) (10 Again)		8, 3, 4, 7, 9, 8, 2		3 successes
2019-02-02 20:30:54		Cosmo rolls 5 to Improvised Read Matrices (Forces+Gnosis+HS-2 Advanced prolongation) (10 Again)		6, 3, 8, 2, 6		1 success

Stats in minisheet. Edit: Stats in Cosmo's minisheet. Sorry!

[Winter]

If it weren't for the burst of floating resonance, he would have put his pennies over the disk being something more. But his sight doesn't lie, and from the looks of it, the other customer seems to be one of their own. A contender or a distant colleague? That much was left unsaid.
"Likewise, it's an interesting piece", he butted in.

Stats

Inventory: lighter, cigarettes, magic tool (rosary), wedding band, Kevlar Vest (thin), brass knuckles (1Blunt).Defense: 3
Armor: 4 (Shield + vest)/5(Ballistic)
Health: 8
WP: 5
Mana: 4/4
Speed: 10
Spell Tolerance: (Unseen Shield 2e [pot 3], Supernal Vision [pot 2], Incognito Presence [pot5]= 3/3
Spell Control: 3/5 Shield self, Vision self, Incognito Presence self
Vulgars Casted in scene: 0

[Phoenyx]

Jogging through the Sacramento was one of the ways to both see the city and for Phoenyx to keep her fitness regime going. Heading through one of the older sections of the city, music in her ears... it really was quite beautiful.

And that's when she saw it. A familiar Mustang she was sure she had seen outside the Circle of Creation.

Pausing thoughtfully, the Obrimos looked around, before continuing on her way. The antiques shop catches her eye - though she never actually bought a lot, subscribing to the more ascetic side of Arrow philosophy - Phoenyx did like looking at artifacts, especially ones tied to her cultural history. It meant that items like jade would often catch her eye... such as that beautiful jade disk. As the Arrow watches, trying to spot the markings on it, a clerk reaches through and takes it inside. Looking beyond, her supernal sight spotting some dancing glyphs around the inside.

Turning off her music and sliding her earbuds in her pocket, Phoenyx steps inside, spotting the other Awakened. "Hey," she says to Winter, giving Cosmo a nod. "What are you looking at?"

[Yumyumcrow]

There is an employee moving among the shelves and bric-a-brac. A woman who might have been described as "elfin" or "gypsy" or "ageless". Her apparel somehow both clashes with the aesthetic of the shop... and is somehow ideal. Mysterious, in a touristy kind of way.

That is, till she opens her mouth. And far from being exotic this proprietor is all Californian American.

"Hey there. How are you doing?"

A quizzical look as Cosmo appears to be teamed up with Winter and Phoenyx.

"You a group or?"

The woman leaves the question hanging implicitly in the air while she follows Cosmo's interest.

"Oh that! Yeah! Now that is a rare piece. Polished stone and not from around here. Never seen anything quite like it."

She retrieves the stone from the window and brings carefully to the counter so they can gain a better view.

[Cosmo]

"Great!" The Obrimos said as he smiled to the lady of almost mystery. Her question elicited a sidelong glance to his two new companions. Winter was unfamiliar, Phoenix seemed to know him and that was good enough for Cosmo. "Yes we are."

He turned to his new allies in this afternoon activity. "Good to see you two. How's it going?" He looked between the two, knowing he knew one but not knowing either well enough to be specific with his questions. One way or another, he knew friends were here and that was good enough for him to be friendly.

"We're looking at this piece right here." he said, answering Phoenix's question as the employee of the shop brought it over. Once it's placed on the counter, Cosmo reaches out but stops just short of grabbing it. "May I ma'am?"

If there was no objection, he picks the object up and looks it over from one end to the other. While doing so, he also looks at it through the lens of his Forces sight.

rolls and stuff

Whether or not Cosmo is allowed to pick up the object, he attempts to scrutinize the aura per Unveiling resonance (Mage core pg 277). He also wracks his brain for clues about whatever the marks on it could be. I rolled Int+Academics, but it's the same as Int +Occult if that would work better.

1 suxx Int+Academics, 4 suxx scrutiny over 4 turns

Date		Action		Roll		Result
2019-02-04 20:54:08		[04] Cosmo rolls 4 to scrutinize (Int+Occ) (10 Again)		2, 2, 5, 6		failure
2019-02-04 20:54:08		[03] Cosmo rolls 4 to scrutinize (Int+Occ) (10 Again)		10, 4, 4, 7, 2		1 success
2019-02-04 20:54:08		[02] Cosmo rolls 4 to scrutinize (Int+Occ) (10 Again)		4, 6, 6, 8		1 success
2019-02-04 20:54:08		[01] Cosmo rolls 4 to scrutinize (Int+Occ) (10 Again)		3, 1, 10, 10, 7, 3		2 successes
2019-02-04 20:53:47		Cosmo rolls 4 to know stuff (Int+Academics) (10 Again)		1, 10, 4, 4, 1		1 success

[Winter]

The way Phoenyx acted around the stranger put him at ease, he was among friends. "Just browsing, how about you? Seems like we share the same taste for the odd", he says.
At first glance, the disc appears wholly mundane, but appearances can be deceiving. The Guardian concentrates on the item, ready to catch sight of any hint or threads of supernal truth. He unveils nothing, if a Mystery is hidden inside, he'll have to search deeper.

  1 success

Date		Action		Roll		Result
2019-02-05 07:13:30		Winter rolls 4 to Analyze Enchanted Item Imp (10 Again)		1, 8, 2, 6		1 success

  failure

Date		Action		Roll		Result
2019-02-05 07:17:59		Winter rolls 4 to Analyze Enchanted Item extended scrutiny + sup vision (10 Again)		6, 1, 2, 7		failure

Stats

Inventory: lighter, cigarettes, magic tool (rosary), wedding band, Kevlar Vest (thin), brass knuckles (1Blunt).Defense: 3
Armor: 4 (Shield + vest)/5(Ballistic)
Health: 8
WP: 5
Mana: 4/4
Speed: 10
Spell Tolerance: (Unseen Shield 2e [pot 3], Supernal Vision [pot 2], Incognito Presence [pot5], Analyze Item [pot1]= 4/3
Spell Control: 4/5 Shield self, Vision self, Incognito Presence self, Analyze Item self
Vulgars Casted in scene: 0

OOC

Rolled once, since it's 10 minutes per extended roll, I figured it would be better to write the rest in the following turns

[Phoenyx]

Phoenyx nods to the store clerk. "We belong to a club that has an interest in this kind of thing," she says. Turning to Cosmo and Winter, she adds, "Good. I like artifacts from my culture. Jade is a big thing, obviously."

[Yumyumcrow]

The gypsy shop assistant makes to respond to Phoenyx but the deep - and very serious - contemplation that the two men display keeps her quiet. A studious silence falls as Winter and Cosmo work their scrutiny.

Cosmo runs possibilities through his mind. Eventually he settles on the idea that the disc is a form of plaque, place holder or other form of ritual object; despite its size and shape its not meant to be a weapon. The etchings mean something as well but they are beyond language. His Scrutiny seems to support this view: the object is an Imbued Item, of a sort; it carries the Resonance of Teaching and Forgotten in roughly equal measure.

The Guardian takes a slightly different approach. Assuming he is looking at an Artefact or Enchanted Item, he casts a more specialist and tailored Sight to assist his scrutiny. This approach is rewarded. He is looking at an Imbued Item. The curious etching is the physical anchor points of Supernal Glyphs that can only be viewed with Prime: spell glyphs that hover there before Winter like the curled petals of a beautiful flower that has yet to open.

The object is no weapon.

But it might be a calling card.