Construction..101?

[Kelreth]

With the weather holding out construction crews and cleaning crews have started to make themselves known. Not near the center of the old railyard. So far that is relatively untouched, baring some neon orange spraypaint circled around many of the piles of stone and debris that Necessary Guile use. Along the edges of the railyard though is another story. Near popular sidewalks neon orange plastic fencing has been set up to keep pedestrians safely out of the way.

The fencing is only up in a few key places. Mostly for show so far it seems. That will likely change though in the future as work accelerates. For now though the pack is able to freely enter and leave the old railyard with little difficulty during the night. During the day however, which the glaring sun gleefully tells you all it is, is another story. Between the crews, supervisors, city officials, and onlookers it feels like there is always someone nearby. Not necessary close but also not far enough for comfort.

A jackhammer breaks apart concrete along an old sidewalk, clearing the way for gravel and trucks. People in hard hats cluster a safe distance away with clipboards and walkie talkies. Pointing here and there around the area.

[Hector]

4 successes

Date	Action	Roll	Result
2021-02-27 05:09:47	Hector can be sneaky when wants to rolls 5 to Dexterity + Stealth (10 Again)	9, 9, 4, 9, 8	4 successes

Hector is watching the workmen in a pose that is neither a squat nor a crouch, and which channels something primal and atavistic. Either that, or he has been learning obscure yoga poses. He is in cover, watching the unhurried press of humanity; watching their dominion end - change, rather! The days when they could simply walk through their protectorate are coming to an end.

Yet their Totem welcomes the change.

And that means opportunity - if only the Alpha can work the angles. He has already started, of course: as a homeless vagrant, he is very aware of the changing times. The streets are his domain and already things are in motion - things that he can discern, things he can learn, even things that he can experience as one of the herd.

2 successes

Date	Action	Roll	Result
2021-02-27 05:18:06	Hector to discern what is going on rolls 6 to Wits + Streetwise (10 Again)	9, 3, 7, 9, 2, 1	2 successes

Right now, he waits on any of the others - for perhaps they have learned things that he cannot. He will need the whole pack pulling together if they are able to adapt to their new environment.

Hector uses Streetwise to keep tabs with what is happening 'on the street' around the old rail yards - has the vagrant population been moved on yet? Has a police presence increased as the construction expands? Are there any particular rumours circulating that he should take note of? And et cetera

[Bleeds Well]

Bleeds Well's moon has just passed, but Luna still sings to him. He'd spent HIS time hunting. It was a dangerous game with the power and rage burning so brightly within him. Too dangerous to be with the pack. Too many new comers, too many mysteries. Too much frustration. So he'd run, and gnashed, and tore through the hisil, Fenris re-incarnate for just shy of a week. Reminding the weaker spirits of Sacramento whom patrolled the dark. Time was a blur, the days in the hisil chaos. So many new spirits moving in, eating the old, changing the hum, the vibration, the storm. He would make sure they all new that they were entering the territory of Clarion's Call, because not a one had heard of Bleeds Well, the Oath Keeper, before their arrival.

failure

Date	Action	Roll	Result
2021-02-27 14:06:09	Bleeds Well rolls 3 to Purity (10 Again)	7, 1, 6	failure

With night falling, and it safe to return, he crosses back and finds Hector, in the eye of the storm.

[Tiny]

Tiny gets on the property in the most difficult and unresaonable of methods.
He schedules an appointment. He represents a few low scale venture capitalists interested in sponsoring a shop or two, and wants to walk the grounds and see what they are getting into.
And he shows up early, hard hat in hand, boots, jeans, and a catering plate of sandwiches. He is very grateful to Marcos the shift supervisor for letting him look around before his appointment, and leaves the sandwiches in the construction crew's safe hands. He drags on the meeting like its a recalcitrant spirit. Polite, yet obstinate as he goes through every line and every detail, until the developer representative has to leave for yet another meeting with someone else. That's fine, Tiny will just take some more time looking around and some pictures. And when he stays late, well, who would be opposed to that?


Spotting Bleeds and Hector at the locus, he joins his venture capital cooperative.
"So, i've got some ideas." He starts.

[Kelreth]

No one seems to notice Hector, the workers and supervisors continuing through their day as boring as it may be. They do notice Bleeds Well though he should have a helmet on right? Good thing that's someone else's job. While the representative had an interest in Tiny, money does speak after all, the rest of the people on the site soundly ignore the man as he hangs around after the meeting.

Streetwise check

The streets around the nascent construction project are still "alive" with the vagrants and those down on their luck who have taken up residence near the old railyard. After the pack moved in the vagrants unconsciously took a healthy distance but they have not been moved so far. In fact they may have gotten closer to the old rail yard...

[Hector]

Hector still watches the Herd but his face breaks into a vulpine grin. His eyes snap to Tiny and to Bleeds Well as the pair reveal themselves.

"I am all ears, Tiny."

He was still watching, with wide blinking eyes, the Herd as he continued.

"Street is my domain. I've been picking up some odd... movements... since the work around here picked up. They know - the Herd knows we are out there. I think its an unconscious thing; but they respect us, still, and give us our sacred space. Well recently they've been jostling back. The vagrants, that is, like me and Bleeds here. If this flow keeps up they'll be camping on top of the locus next."

He rolled his head around so he could look at his pack mates.

"So they've either lost their natural fear of our Uratha scent. Or something is pushing them to be here. Which I think is a little odd given that the workmen are really starting to get their act together around here."

[Bird]

2 successes

Date	Action	Roll	Result
2021-03-03 14:19:32	Bird rolls 6 to Wits 3 + Streetwise 2 + Specialty (Rumors) 1 (10 Again)	3, 6, 8, 8, 1, 2	2 successes

Hector's not the only one in the streets. Bird is there too and he's always listening. What he's heard about the railyard has caught his attention and so here he is. Having a look.

He tries to sneak his way in, but the sunlight sticks to him. Nothing doing.

failure

Date	Action	Roll	Result
2021-03-03 14:20:58	Bird rolls 6 to Dex 3 + Stealth 3 (10 Again)	3, 5, 7, 1, 1, 2	failure

Plan B: the Irraka marches in, bold as brass. Anyone who tries to stop him only gets the eye.

It's not long until he catches the scent...The People. That's when Bird spots the three of them.

His approach is slow, wary. He stops a good distance away and takes out a pack of menthols. Lights one, waits to be invited closer. Or driven off.

[Bleeds Well]

Bleeds Well's hackles are up, the hyper-vigilant warrior is on edge, like a razor blade sharpened to a mono-filament edge. If he was wolfed out he'd be a puff ball of spit and fury.

He looks to Tiny as the small one speaks of ideas, in no mood to think or talk, Luna sings to him to act. But Hector engages with his talk of the herd's streets, "Spirits are changing. New energy stinking up the hisil, Locus might shift soon."

1 success

Date	Action	Roll	Result
2021-03-03 18:36:02	Bleed Well rolls 7 to wolf's blood (10 Again)	3, 2, 5, 1, 6, 3, 9	1 success

The powder keg that is Bleeds' mood nearly explodes as his head quickly swivels. "New wolf, male, walking as man." His very human voice coming out nearly in barks as he struggles to speak in English while his instincts scream at him.

Squinted eyes fall on Bird, the vagrant that dares approach, tight shoulders relax by fractions of a degree as the man pulls out a pack of cancer sticks and one flares to life. Emily, and tales of one called Fire-bringer flash through his mind.

"I am Bleeds Well, you encroach upon the territory of Clarion's Call, are you foolish or brave?" he calls out to Bird.

1 success

Date	Action	Roll	Result
2021-03-03 18:43:23	Bleeds Well rolls 3 to Purity Rep (10 Again)	7, 8, 4	1 success

Bleeds Well is a name that rings with Purity, he is adverse to killing the People and holds his pack to the Oath with a harsh words and harsher fists when the Ralunim sees the need.

[Tiny]

"Basically, we build a store in the shape of the locus we want right over the locus. We bid early when things are cheap and speculative. If the whole thing falls through, we are out cash yes, but we still have what we have. If it goes-" He shuts up as Bleeds calls out the intruder. "Well, details will come out as we need them." He walks up, flanking Bleeds, all smiles and good cop to Bleed's bad cop. He leaves enough space for Hector to take center, placing himself to the Alpha's left.
"And I'm Tiny. We get nervous easily, so honest and concise answers work well." He smiles, no extra teeth.

1 success

Date	Action	Roll	Result
2021-03-03 23:12:47	Tiny rolls 2 to Honor (10 Again)	6, 8	1 success

Tiny's name is known, especially among the People who travel the most. He's honorable, good with spirits, and is more likely to talk you to death than rip you apart. This one time, he kept a storm spirit entertained and distracted for a full 24 hours so a local pack could rescue an engum trapped nearby.

[Hector]

Hector nods carefully when Bleeds Well speaks but his focus is on Tiny and his plan. The Alpha's face registers surprise and wonder when the Elodoth reveals the bare bones of his proposal. Of course, the Alpha's face turns rock solid when the Rahu spots the Irraka. Hector scrabbles in the earth, shifting his position to watch Bird while the rest of the pack move into position.

He watches with narrowed eyes.

At last he drags himself to his feet, sighs, throws a quick glance to where the Herd still tarry at their work, and moves up. He takes his place between Bleeds Well and Tiny.

"I am Hector. Alpha. You have found Clarion Call."

For an Alpha, Hector appears to have very few deeds to his name...

failure

Date	Action	Roll	Result
2021-03-04 05:13:47	Hector rolls 2 to Cunning (10 Again)	7, 2	failure