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    The sound of dialing numbers (phone, keypad, rotaries, calculators) echo in the ears of those in close proximity. Shimmering gold lettering take the form of flickering mathematical symbols that form complex equations in the air.

    2
    PRE

    The Enchanter sat on a bench in a park in San Francisco. A block away sat the potential resting place of Dark Revolution: the grimoire he had spent more time than he would have liked scouring his networks.

    He sat some ninety miles away from the Wise of Sacramento. Except for three.

    He expected the Libertines Shodan and Pixel to be here any minute. Kaze too. He said so as much in the texts he sent to the Prime Mover. He hoped he forwarded it along to his...associates.

    If he was to be candid, he was fully prepared to and rather willing to have done this alone. Solitude gave him the space to think without interruption. It was not as if he couldn't function with other Mages around, but loneliness was never a concern for him. It never worried him. He knew how to make the most of one mind after spending so much time trapped between shelves and book-return racks.

    Nonetheless, he never looked gift horses in their mouths. Oftentimes, they were signs of an overarching series of events. Knots in the rope. Motes of possibility. Particulates in a groundswell. Variables.

    Abacus waited with a foot tapping and hand twitching in time with Holst's horns trumpeting in his ears. As habit would have it, he checked his watch.

    "Any minute now..."

    @%1;
    Acanthus | Mysterium |

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    Things around Pixel become block like before suddenly reverting to their normal appearance, as if the world around him were slowly being rendered in on a crappy cpu.

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    SL
    1
    PRE

    Gift horses came in many shapes. This one insisted on splitting off and trying the restaurants. And by restaurants he meant bakeries because that's apparently what San Fran had everywhere.

    "Hey!" The Warlock called out as he approached the Enchanter. "I'm here. Stuffed and ready to go!"

    He was in his normal raddy clothes and camo jacket. In San Francisco he might not look out of place with the local homeless population if not for the messenger bag around his shoulder.

    "I found this awesome place called Devil's Teeth Baking Company and they have what might have been the best breakfast sandwich I've ever had."
    He sits on the bench next to Abacus, procuring a box of assorted cookies from his bag. "They also have cookies so I bought some to share. Peanut butter and chocolate chip, oatmeal raisin , and ginger."

    He stuffs one of the peanut butter and chocolate chip cookies in his mouth before turning the box to Abacus.

    "'elp your'elf."


    rolls and equipment

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    Abacus's Avatar

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    The sound of dialing numbers (phone, keypad, rotaries, calculators) echo in the ears of those in close proximity. Shimmering gold lettering take the form of flickering mathematical symbols that form complex equations in the air.

    2
    PRE

    The appearance of the Mastigos didn't startle him. Not possible. At all. He was quick to remove his headphones. He was tempted to dip a finger into Fate's waters as he eyed the box. You really have to stop doing that...

    He took two and held them in his hands before consuming one. An oatmeal raisin and a ginger.

    "I've been meaning to ask. Are you a student? Some kind of intern?"

    Hypothesis: the boy was too plucky to possibly be anything else.
    Acanthus | Mysterium |

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    Shodan

    Shodan is in full combat mission mode. He ditched his usual brash ensemble in favor of simple, sturdy clothing with a leather jacket protecting the upper half of his body from temperature and violence. Not that he expected to be assaulted while shopping for vinyls, but San Francisco was a... different place, if Campanella's story is true.

    He also has a backpack. In it, a laptop, multitool, even some duct tape and a listening device, because better safe than sorry. On his nose rest sunglasses that let him see behind his back. Yes, the Prime Mover is a gadgeteer par excellence.

    Approaching Pixel and Abacus, he smiles before stopping right in front of the pair.

    "I'm ready. Getting my ass out of the frying pan at the office took up more of my time than I expected, though, so little in the way of background" He sounds irritated, disappointed with himself "Still, I'll help out"

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    Om nom nom. Gulp.

    "Oh yeah." He says as he holds the half eaten cookie in his hand. Abacus's surprise is either unnoticed or not responded to. "Art student at SacU."

    The box is then turned to Shodan once he was close enough before his attention split between the two other magi.

    "So what's up? We waiting on anybody else? Got a destination? Remind me again what we're here for?"

    Besides food.

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    (+2 vs drugs, alcohol and toxins)
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    Kaze

    Nimbus. The sound of rushing wind and flashes of lightning surround Kaze, and his clothes and hair move as if he is in a windstorm.
    Monthly Rits

    Monthly Rits Spell Cloaks Spells do not show unless scrutinized
    Transform Aura pot 1 (Aura is as a Sleeper)
    Organic Resilience (Life Mage Armor 2e) pot 3 ( Armor 2; Defense 2 + Higher of Dex or Wits)
    Body Mastery pot 1 (x2 rate healing Bash, Letha, Agravated; +1 success on all extended and instant rolls to resist diseases, poisons or drugs; +100 years lifespan)

    Scene specific spells: in mini-sheet 4
    Scene Specific

    (Portrait) Portrait of an Angel
    Health:
    Mana:
    WP:
    Armor 3 ( +1 vs Bashing: Kung Fu 1)
    Defense 5
    Vulgar -1
    Active Spells: 3/5
    Personal Spells: 3
    Spell Tolerance: 3/3 Spell Rolls
    [1]Transform Aura[M]
    [2] Supernal Vision[D]
    [2] Organic Resilience[M]
    Key: Potency | Effect declaration if needed | Turns remaining ("M" = Monthly Ritual)

    (Bad House) The Return
    Health:
    Mana:
    WP:
    Armor 3 ( +1 vs Bashing: Kung Fu 1)
    Defense 9 (Dex 6 from Honing the Form)
    Vulgar -1
    Active Spells: 3/5
    Personal Spells: 3
    Spell Tolerance: 3/3 Spell Rolls
    [4] Honing the Form
    [3] Organic Resilience Aurora's Life 5
    [2] Body Control [M]
    Key: Potency | Effect declaration if needed | Turns remaining ("M" = Monthly Ritual)

    +2
    SL
    3
    PRE

    Kaze shows up, walking having apparently parked his truck nearby. The young apostate walks over to where Shodan and the others are. "Hey. " He says, smiling.


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    Spells: Monthly Rits Transform Aura (aura appears to be a sleeper) Spell Cloaks (See mini-sheet)

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    Kaze's Avatar
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    (An Extremely Fit and Healthy Glow)
    Presence
    (Disconcertingly easy to talk to and open up)
    Toxin Resistance
    (+2 vs drugs, alcohol and toxins)
    New Identity(Steven Chojun Trueheart)
    Kaze

    Nimbus. The sound of rushing wind and flashes of lightning surround Kaze, and his clothes and hair move as if he is in a windstorm.
    Monthly Rits

    Monthly Rits Spell Cloaks Spells do not show unless scrutinized
    Transform Aura pot 1 (Aura is as a Sleeper)
    Organic Resilience (Life Mage Armor 2e) pot 3 ( Armor 2; Defense 2 + Higher of Dex or Wits)
    Body Mastery pot 1 (x2 rate healing Bash, Letha, Agravated; +1 success on all extended and instant rolls to resist diseases, poisons or drugs; +100 years lifespan)

    Scene specific spells: in mini-sheet 4
    Scene Specific

    (Portrait) Portrait of an Angel
    Health:
    Mana:
    WP:
    Armor 3 ( +1 vs Bashing: Kung Fu 1)
    Defense 5
    Vulgar -1
    Active Spells: 3/5
    Personal Spells: 3
    Spell Tolerance: 3/3 Spell Rolls
    [1]Transform Aura[M]
    [2] Supernal Vision[D]
    [2] Organic Resilience[M]
    Key: Potency | Effect declaration if needed | Turns remaining ("M" = Monthly Ritual)

    (Bad House) The Return
    Health:
    Mana:
    WP:
    Armor 3 ( +1 vs Bashing: Kung Fu 1)
    Defense 9 (Dex 6 from Honing the Form)
    Vulgar -1
    Active Spells: 3/5
    Personal Spells: 3
    Spell Tolerance: 3/3 Spell Rolls
    [4] Honing the Form
    [3] Organic Resilience Aurora's Life 5
    [2] Body Control [M]
    Key: Potency | Effect declaration if needed | Turns remaining ("M" = Monthly Ritual)

    +2
    SL
    3
    PRE


    Sorry missed the closing bracket on the last one:
      3 successes
    Date Action Roll Result
    2020-03-01 20:57:54 Kaze rolls 10 to rote Organic Resilience (Life 3 + Stamina 3 + Athletics 2 + HS 2) (10 Again) 9, 5, 9, 8, 1, 2, 7, 1, 5, 7 3 successes

    Spells: Monthly Rits Transform Aura (aura appears to be a sleeper) Spell Cloaks (See mini-sheet)

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    Abacus's Avatar

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    The sound of dialing numbers (phone, keypad, rotaries, calculators) echo in the ears of those in close proximity. Shimmering gold lettering take the form of flickering mathematical symbols that form complex equations in the air.

    2
    PRE

    He nodded in acknowledgement of Kaze's arrival. They could finally begin. He closed his eyes and felt the warmth of an Arcadian sun. As he made his way out of the park he would explain. Movement helped propel the thoughts that had been whirring around in his mind.

    "There's a music store a block away from here. I've reason to believe there is an object of interest. We're going to acquire it."

    He considered the vagary necessary for the time being, until they could retrieve the grimoire and inspect it within the walls of the Circle.

    Guardians could be anywhere after all...

      1 success
    Date Action Roll Result
    2020-03-01 22:59:27 Abacus rolls 7 to Sybils Sight -- Rote (10 Again) 3, 3, 3, 2, 9, 2, 6 1 success
    Acanthus | Mysterium |

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    Shodan

    He smiles back at Kaze "Hey, man!" You can almost feel the risk of death or grievous injury drop when he approaches, beacuse any party needs a healer-tank combo.

    "I believe the fantastic four is all here" He says helping himself to a cookie, a simple one with pumpkin seeds because you gotta keep in shape to escape government hunters and space demons "Do you have a preferred way of doing this?" The Obrimos turns to Abacus "Are we collectors? Curators? A group of friends that is really into old records?" That is, if the Enchanter even envisioned this as all four of them entering at once, through the same door. Shodan could be pretty flexible...

    ...as long as the man remembered that Kaze, Pixel and him are his associates, not employees.

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    Things around Pixel become block like before suddenly reverting to their normal appearance, as if the world around him were slowly being rendered in on a crappy cpu.

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    1
    PRE

    Welp, the empire knows we're here.

    Pixel watched the green resonance blossom from Kaze's spell in the park without any way to really stop it from doing so. It dawned on him then that he was in a foreign land with two known breachers and that what he witnessed should not be as surprising as it is. What should be surprising is how Abacus wasn't perturbed by this at all. It was his treasure they were procuring, and the lack of discretion right off the bat was going to be a problem.

    "So let's go check the place out." Eyes flick between the assembled mages as he follows Abacus. "Maybe split up to avoid drawing attention? I can go with Abacus, do a sweep, and then tag out for you two to take a look. Other team can play look out."

    He stops for a moment as his eyes go wide for a sec.

    "I don't have a cell phone but can you guys text each other if something comes lurking?"


    Distance is a valuable thing, at least to those who don't know better.

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