PrP Tunnel Trip

[Seraphina]

Had Circe not met Liam? There were obvious differences between him and Gerrit. Cause…ummm…giant?

But she lets them discuss it.

“I didn’t realize you hadn’t met him, I’m sorry I didn’t introduce you guys.” And she sounded apologetic. Though it wasn’t her job to introduce everyone, she still felt like she should have.

A sage nod, “A powerful tool.” Which it was. But was it always reliable? She wasn’t sure. Sera responds with a shrug to the look, “Sounds like a solid plan to me.” She was actually excited to get into the tunnels and figure them out. It would make a great hideaway for the Freehold if they could use them.

Pausing, she looks, and slowly walks over to the barrels, kneeling down. While not really squeamish, it was gross, and she wrinkles her nose. “You ever seen this down here?” she asks, to no one in particular, as she was talking to everyone. A translucent hand reaches out, but stops and does not touch it. She realized that could be bad on so many different levels. But she was still looking at it. Mold was just mold…right?

1 success

Date	Action	Roll	Result
2021-06-21 09:29:04	Seraphina rolls 4 to What is that?! (Wits+Investigation) (10 Again)	4, 6, 5, 10, 5	1 success

[Circe]

Good that she agreed. Because the Summer Queen felt she was quite smart to have thought of all that.


"Uh," Circe comes over, light turned on, and crouching down to see the mold and a dead rat. "Mold in unclean underground places?" Is her flat reply to Seraphina, "Very common."

Don't eat that

Date	Action	Roll	Result
2021-06-21 16:22:34	Someone rolls 5 to do something insignificant (10 Again)	7, 8, 9, 2, 2	2 successes

"Same for dead rats. Very common," the Circe guessed the animal probably died after a fight with another rat or something, "As is the mushrooms, don't eat 'em. Dead rat and all that." Circe may have forgotten which Spring she was talking to.


Circe stands up and claps her hands, "Okay then! Imma call dibs on hammer time then!" And moves over to retrieve the sledgehammer to, ahem, unlock the door.

Swing Big

Date	Action	Roll	Result
2021-06-22 20:52:36	Circe rolls 6 to Hammer Down (9 Again)	9, 10, 10, 3, 2, 7, 3, 8, 4	4 successes

THUD!


Nar: Serphina can tell that the rat is several weeks dead at the minimum. Sera sees no blood stains nor scattered bones, meaning it is possible the rat died peacefully. The worst of the decay has already occurred. Circe recognizes the fungus is mortal and very common in nature. As for the door? Turns out to be sturdier then Circe thought. She only does some mild damage to it with her amateur hammering skills.

[Liam Gelt]

Liam is grateful for Cassandra's graceful introduction, in spite of the clumsiness of the Ogre. "Cassandra, I'll remember that." Was that too soon? Too bitter? He didn't want to sound ungrateful to Circe, it was just weird that so many people got him and Gerrit mixed up. I guess maybe it's a compliment? Gerrit seems like a good guy.

The Giant cringes at Circe's assessment on the mold. He understood molds and fungi were a valuable part of the natural world, but they were still hazardous to most forms of fauna. And the dead rat certainly fit Circe's description of an old, long forgotten place yet not too old to house ruins.

He sees the Summer Queen swing her hammer and hears the dry, brittle crash of the wood bending but not quite giving in to her blows. Dang! That sounded like it would hurt. Clearly Circe was packing a good deal of power in those blue, muscled arms. But maybe he could flex some Ogre might to finish the job?

2 successes

Date	Action	Roll	Result
2021-06-22 23:23:41	Liam Gelt rolls 4 to Stone LV1 (Str + Wyrd) (10 Again)	2, 7, 9, 9	2 successes

Liam reaches deep within himself and calls for the hidden might of his Seeming. His bark-like skin ripples as his arms swell and the ridges on his wrists and knuckles expand into pinecone-like flanges. His eyes flash amber as he grins. "How about I take a crack at it?"

2 successes

Date	Action	Roll	Result
2021-06-22 23:28:49	Liam Gelt rolls 7 to Smash Door! (Str + Brawl + Specialization: Smash + Stone 2 - 1) (10 Again)	10, 4, 5, 6, 5, 6, 7, 8	2 successes

The Giant pulls back both fists and slams them into the door. Wood meets wood-seeming flesh and Liam feels the satisfaction of a creature molded to fight and break getting to fulfill his purpose.

[Cassandra Reeding]

"Circe, I know he isn't Gerrit," she feels the need to point out. It isn't pointed, but it would be ridiculous if Cassandra wasn't aware that Liam was an entirely different person. "Still, good to meet you Liam. Now that we've had this debacle, I'm sure I won't forget it now," She says with a chuckle.

Cassandra listens to the conversation and winces a little at Circe's hammer hitting the door. It doesn't quite give in to her hammer, which is surprising given how strong the blue elf hits. Her strength is actually mildly terrifying.

Then she watches the Ogre go at it and she winces again, waiting for the door to hopefully crumble down. If it doesn't, she isn't sure what else they could do... But then, they did have a Larcenist, didn't they? No. That would be a bad idea. On this, she is zero help, so she keeps back a little, waiting and watching.

She can't help but think though about Sera being confused about the mold. She'd be more surprised if it were clean. Mold means it hasn't been disturbed... Maybe she should check for any markers. Get her survival instinct going. She begins looking around for any signs of movement down here recently that isn't them right now. Figures it might get her something useful. Even just knowing no one has actually been down here in a hot minute still gives them confirmation.

Check for signs of other disturbances - 4 Successes

4 successes

Date	Action	Roll	Result
2021-06-23 02:15:07	Cassandra Reeding rolls 6 to Check for signs of activity (Int + Survival) (10 Again)	8, 8, 7, 8, 5, 9	4 successes

[Seraphina]

A shrug, “I suppose that’s a good point. It just looked odd, but that could from me not having been down here in a few years.” And mold wasn’t something she saw every day. Gross.

Circe didn’t need to tell her not to eat it. A dead rat and mold? Nope.

The loud thud startled her out of her thoughts and she looks to see Circe swinging the hammer. Which didn’t seem to open it, but looked like Liam was going to give it a go.

Breaking down doors wasn’t her thing. She could pick a lock, if need be, but breaking it down was another thing. So she leaves the two strong ones to mess with that and looks around some more. Looking to spot anything out of the ordinary or interesting. Anything that would stand out to her. They were kinda stuck here until that door was taken down.

3 successes

Date	Action	Roll	Result
2021-06-23 11:42:01	Seraphina rolls 4 to Anything interesting? (Wits+Investigation) (10 Again)	8, 10, 3, 1, 9	3 successes

[Circe]

Circe steps out of Gerrit's way as he slams into the door with both hands.


CRACK!


Well, that was effective. The elf angles herself to try to look through the gap Gerrit had punched into the door. It is a bad angle. "Hah, nice Gerrit." She walks up and gives the door an annoyed kick.

2 successes

Date	Action	Roll	Result
2021-06-23 12:50:04	Circe rolls 4 to Frustration Kick (10 Again)	9, 10, 1, 6, 7	2 successes

Not even looking at the door Circe turns to Gerrit, "Ya want ta try it with the hammer," she holds it up to the Ogre, certain he can do a lot more damage with the fact he has as much muscles in his arms as she has everywhere.


Narration: Cassandra and Seraphina's search of the area reveals that someone has been here before, judging by the footprints in the dust that were not from their group. It is fascinating that the print seems to be almost a perfect size match for Circe. Like same brand of boot and everything. Circe had come down here before them.

The door takes the blow from the blueberry like a champ, with only a small crack in it as a result. Looks like the bootleggers got very sturdy doors. She certainly damaged it but it was still standing. Liam on the other hand manages to shake it in it's frame, nearly knocking it loose and audibly making that crack a lot bigger from the sound of splintering wood. As in you can look through it, though it was still mostly there.

Gerrit will notice that the door was truly on its last legs, for that half hearted kick from Circe was the last straw. Gerrit can see the door is now trash partially in the frame that can easily be push or pulled aside.

ooc: Great rolls both! Sorry but Cassandra and Seraphina can't find much in the starter room for there is naught there. Also, the door had been reduced to 1 Structure by Gerrit...I didn't expect the kick to actually do it in.

Cassandra and Seraphina's search of the area reveals that someone has been here before, judging by the footprints in the dust that were not from their group. It is fascinating that the print seems to be almost a perfect size match for Circe. Like same brand of boot and everything. Circe had come down here before them.

[Liam Gelt]

Liam pulls back his arms. Man! That felt good! But the door, stubborn as the time that had kept it, was still standing. Oh...I thought that would be a bit more effective.

But Circe seemed impressed, and that certainly caused his chest to puff out just a tad. And maybe a bit of a blush. "Thanks, I guess I'm a little bit out of practice." He briefly picks up the hammer from Circe's grip. He looks it over, the weapon feeling clumsy and unfamiliar in his grip. He'd never really been one for skill at arms. His fists and size had always carried him in a fight. He sets the hammer down as gently as could be managed, not wanting to spook his Fairest friends. "No thanks, I think this should do the trick."

2 successes

Date	Action	Roll	Result
2021-06-23 13:18:36	Liam Gelt rolls 5 to Final Smash! (Str + Brawl + Specialization: Smash -1) (10 Again)	2, 1, 10, 3, 9, 4	2 successes

Though the initial surge of power was gone from Liam's arms, they still carried the might of an Ogre behind them. Another forward lunge of his branch-like limbs and the familiar crashing sound reverberates through the chamber.

[Cassandra Reeding]

Cassandra looks around, confirming thus far that Circe's tracks are the only ones she has seen down here in this room specifically. Well, now they are opening this door. Whatever is inside could mean a lot of things.

She watches as Liam hits the door, nearly taking it off of its hinges alone. She's sure another hit will do it. Ready to watch it go down, she gets herself prepared to move. Taking out her notebook and pencil, she marks down on her map where they are and then puts it back in her side pocket.

As soon as the door goes down, Cassandra positions herself second in the space of walking. She is the navigator after all. Just like in their patrols. A brute up front, navigator second, someone third, and brute in the back. "Okay, we ready to head forward?" Once they eventually are, Cassandra would watch the signs, using her survivalist skills to pick up on where they are traveling and marking down the route they put together. She's also keeping an eye out for anything that sticks out. If there has been something besides rats down here, she wants to know about it.

Navigation - 2 successes

2 successes

Date	Action	Roll	Result
2021-06-24 10:56:29	Cassandra Reeding rolls 7 to Navigation (Int + Survival + Spec) (10 Again)	3, 10, 7, 3, 8, 3, 4, 3	2 successes

Perception - 5 Successes

5 successes

Date	Action	Roll	Result
2021-06-24 10:57:59	Cassandra Reeding rolls 4 to Perception Wits + Composure - 1 (10 Again)	10, 8, 6, 10, 8, 8	5 successes

[Seraphina]

The Treasured seemed content to watch the two take down the door. Which, lets be honest, didn’t stand a chance.

She looks to the footprints, to Circe’s feet and back. Well, that was a relief. As Liam finishes removing the door, Sera silently cheers for her fellow Spring in her mind! Go Spring!

Looked like Cassandra was eager to go through the door, and she wouldn’t get an objection from her. She wasn’t expecting any trouble while they were down here, but that didn’t mean it was present. Her right hand went to rest on her dagger, strapped to her thigh, while she calls upon one of her Contracts to help her leave no trace. One never knows if they would be followed, and it wouldn’t be her foot prints that give them away.

2 successes

Date	Action	Roll	Result
2021-06-24 11:53:49	Seraphina rolls 5 to Nevertread(Int+Wyrd) (10 Again)	2, 10, 8, 3, 5, 6	2 successes

Sera activates Nevertread 'The changeling erases all traces of his passing. This may simply make it impossible to witness where the character has gone, or it may inflict a –2 dice penalty to attempts to track him, at the Storyteller’s discretion, based on the situation’s circumstances' Sera has also spent at least an hour, more in fact, barefoot, within the past day. Showers take time with hair that long!

[Circe]

Narration: CRACK. SNAP. WHOOSH. CRASH!


The door was very much on its last legs, and Liam went full overkill upon it. The door is knocked open and down. Clearly the stuck was what was holding it up. There is a cloud of dust from the crash before it settles, to show more rough stone tunnels.


Circe: Accepts the hammer back and what style Liam had! "Cough, cough," she waves her free hand in front of her, "Knockout Liam. And somebody, tell Gandalf the way isn't shut."


Circe returns the hammer to the wheel barrel and turns on turns on the electric lamp. Point of reference in the dark, they shouldn't be gone before the battery runs out. "Yeah," she stands up and heads for the door, "Almost. I just gotta say one thing first. I'm sure the winding tunnels will be, a mazing."


She'd been waiting to say that for a while. And the dust was out of the way now. "Onwards," Circe steps upon the fallen door, it shifts, shakes, and makes her stumble as it drops down and inch off the door sill to the floor. Circe's bright head reveals more stone, and only one path to take at present.

2 suxx

Date	Action	Roll	Result
2021-06-24 21:33:36	Circe rolls 5 to Int + Surv (10 Again)	8, 5, 8, 2, 2	2 successes

Narration:
Cassandra is fairly certain she knows which way they are going, even to the point of probably being able to draw a map with the proper compass headings. Circe knows this too, but has nothing to write with. Unlike all others however, the Winter has noticed something about the tunnel. There were sconces once present in this hall, from the stained stone reflecting the light differently, probably oil lanterns. This may help identify a primary route for the old rum runners.