PrP J&V - To Kill A Fetch...

[Xadun]

Titania can only watch is astonishment as the Ogres plough on up the stairs.

On the first floor, Ram can see the open-plan set of rooms that house the stand-by firefighters. A simple kitchenette and complete with 2 coffee pots on the go (one drained, another half-full). Magazines and cards sit left mid-read and mid-game.

Off to his right are message boards and the doorway towards the changing room. The stairs to the next level are along the same wall he had just emerged. A voice in a California native accent responds to the rapid thundering up the stairs Ram just did, coming from the changing rooms.

"Uh... Eleanor? That you?" There is a strong tone of doubt in the voice.

Following closely up with his friend, Gerrit is keeping his eyes on the way around. Keeping his senses alert he can make out the sound of heavy footsteps moving on the floor above (the second floor). His attempt at stealth, though well intended, was never going to cover up the sound of over 6 feet of burly ogre charging up stairs ahead of him.

Circe finishes screwing on the suppressor and whips around the corner into the ground floor.

[Ram]

A voice. The target. Wait, that wasn’t his voice!

Shit!

Plan, what was the plan? Plan remained the same. Find and kill the fetch. That was, had to be, the primary goal. Hopefully Titania could smooth this over, but he had a mission to complete without getting caught.

That meant not staying here.

Second set of stairs! The Render ducked in and moved up fast. Half vaulting several stairs at a time, half climbing on all fours.

2 successes

Date	Action	Roll	Result
2021-07-30 22:18:36	Ram rolls 11 to Str+Athletics+Shoes (10 Again)	5, 7, 5, 5, 2, 6, 8, 8, 6, 4, 2	2 successes

Second landing. Where was the thing? He needed to kill it!

3 successes

Date	Action	Roll	Result
2021-07-30 22:20:06	Ram rolls 4 to Wits+Comp (10 Again)	8, 10, 5, 9, 7	3 successes

[Gerrit]

Gerrit tensed up a bit when he heard the voice - that meant things weren't going to go as smoothly as they had hoped. Ram was barging ahead though, so that's where Gerrit followed. Splitting up now would only make things worse now, and maybe Titania or Circe could handle the outsider.

The Winter considered charging in after Ram, but thought better of it. Yes, Ram's arrival was unmissable, but there was merit to keeping the presence of reinforcements hidden: to have an element of surprise left, to keep their flanks secured and maybe overpower the other guy before he knew what was happening.

Stealth 3 successes

Date	Action	Roll	Result
2021-07-31 03:08:24	Gerrit rolls 7 to stay stealthy (Dex 2 + Stealth 2 + 3) (10 Again)	1, 9, 6, 1, 8, 10, 2, 1	3 successes

It wasn't just about moving silently, Gerrit tried to stay hidden - as hidden as a well-lit station would permit that is. He tried to keep up with Ram, keeping his eyes peeled for the Fetch or other potential surprises.

Perception 3 successes

Date	Action	Roll	Result
2021-07-31 03:10:10	Gerrit rolls 6 to keep an eye out (Wits 3 + Comp 3) (10 Again)	1, 8, 8, 9, 1, 6	3 successes

Equipment: Backpack - First aid kit, Rope (from climbing gear).




Shadowpatch (+3 to Stealth)
Hardened Mask

[Titania]

Welp.
Here goes the element of surprise. To think they had meticulously planned this beforehand.
Though, she's happy they haven't gone with the explosives route.
She remains at her desk, Circe still hasn't come.

[Circe]

Circe's ears twitch, Well shit. It knew they were here already. If the boys keep its attention, Circe can just pop it.

1 success

Date	Action	Roll	Result
2021-08-01 23:20:10	Circe rolls 6 to Sneaky (10 Again)	6, 5, 2, 10, 7, 4, 6	1 success

Circe takes the time to look at the Fetch's head, aaaand he looks nothing like Ram. Or like it did in the dream. Did the Fetch leave with the crew? Circe quickly hides the gun back into her tweed jacket, best to not have that seen or there'd be a serious problem.


This is why more time Ram. I could've scraped up a tranq gun or dummy bullets for this in a couple of weeks but no, Circe gripes inside her own head. She can kill the human, but that'd ruin Ram's plan completely. She didn't have a solution for lying her way out of a witness. Circe could maybe cut the power to the station, see how that goes, but then the boys would only have Titania as backup.

Equipment

Dark tweed coat and matching fedora, smart phone (belt), shoulder holster Colt 45 and 2 clips, box of 20 rounds (pocket), ski mask, suppressor for pistol, mobile hotspot, laptop carry case, laptop (in case), skin suit (in case), pocket knife (pocket), lockpicks (pocket), Hedgespun Multitool (pocket), Hedgespun Glasses (worn)

[Xadun]

Ram powerful movements easily propel him along the first floor and around up the stairs to the level of his target. He catches a small blur of movement below in his periferals, but his focus is all ahead.

He can feel something ahead of him, and he know's that's where the fetch is.

The floor he arrives on is separated into a small waiting room and assorted offices. He can feel more than see the way he needs to go, marked "Duty Sergeant's office" away to his left and the front of the building.

When Ram tries the door, he will discover it is locked. A large figure is moving behind the opaque glass.

2 successes

Date	Action	Roll	Result
2021-08-02 07:51:11	Trip rolls 5 to Perception (10 Again)	4, 6, 3, 8, 8	2 successes

The other firefighter emerges from the lockers, following the sounds. He doesn't notice Gerrit lurking around the top of the stairs down - his attention is on the heavy footfalls making their way rapidly up above him. Gerrit can make out the bewilderment on the officer's face and he stares upwards. "...Sarge?"

The man begins making his way over towards the stairs to the next level.... after Ram. The Winter Ogre can make out the human and pin him as one of the people he has identified through his regular observations. There is the sound of Circe following up behind him. There also appears to be storage for a fire axe in the room... which is empty.

Circe dashes past Titania and up the stairs as lightly as she can manage. She can see Gerrit lurking at the top, the Winter pressed against the wall of the stairwell to remain hidden.

On the floor above her, Gerrit can make out a double-take from the man as he looks back to the sound of Circe coming up the stairs, pausing in in his way towards the second floor.

In your next post, I'd like you all to include an Initiative roll so I have it ready.

[Ram]

Shit. Door was jammed.

Fuck. Mortal coming.

Damn. He could feel it. It was right on the other side of this door.

And he needed to get through anyway to avoid being spotted. He called the Stone, placing both hands handle. The glamour glowed along his arms as he squeezed his grip, the door being no harder than clay to his fingers. He was a render. This was what he was built for.

Bulldozing obstacles.

He pushed with all his might and felt something break.

Stone One 3 successes

Date	Action	Roll	Result
2021-08-02 19:02:23	Ram rolls 8 to Str+Wyrd (10 Again)	2, 6, 7, 5, 5, 10, 6, 8, 9	3 successes

Break the door 5 successes

Date	Action	Roll	Result
2021-08-02 19:04:48	Ram rolls 18 to Str+Brawl+Specialty+Stone1+Anger+All out (10 Again)	2, 8, 8, 5, 7, 9, 4, 8, 4, 4, 9, 4, 7, 4, 5, 1, 5, 5	5 successes

5+3 = 8 Initiative

Date	Action	Roll	Result
2021-08-02 18:52:45	Ram rolls 1 die for initiative	5

Equipment: Smart phone (pocket), Roll of Quarters (pocket), War ax (hand), Nylon rope (shoulder), White t-shirt x3 (for others or belt), First Aid Kit +2 (On desk) White t-shirt ‘mask’, Riot Gear, Non-descript clothes, Athletic Shoes, Lifting belt

Willpower 5 Glamour 11
+1 to unleash anger bonus, -2 Comp negative

[Ram]

Bookkeeping

Willpower 5 Glamour 10

[Gerrit]

The man was a complication. With Ram breaking down doors the Fetch most likely knew what was up, so Gerrit wanted to at least prevent them from getting caught red-handed. He asked his friend Smoke again, this time to blind the witness. It would be a real doozy for Ram to explain, but it beat the alternative of explaining the murder of his lookalike.

failure

Date	Action	Roll	Result
2021-08-04 00:49:08	Gerrit rolls 5 to invoke Smoke 4 (Int 3 + Wyrd 2) (10 Again)	6, 2, 4, 2, 2	failure

Except Smoke didn't heed his call. Was it because the target was a fire fighter? Smoke didn't reason, it just kept clinging to Gerrit and that was that. The lack of Glamour was starting to really get to Gerrit now, making his whole body tingle in a burning hunger-like feeling, like an itch in his intestines. Darn. He might have to overpower the guy if he got an opportunity.

Initiative=12 (Dex 2 + Comp 3 + 7)

Date	Action	Roll	Result
2021-08-04 00:53:43	Gerrit rolls 1 die for initiative	7

Equipment: Backpack - First aid kit, Rope (from climbing gear).




Shadowpatch (+3 to Stealth)
Hardened Mask

[Circe]

So much for subtle. Circe couldn't use her lockpicks to get it open as Ram wasn't waiting. The elf was quite glad she was thorough in her disguise if this got the police involved. Especially with that witness.

2 successes

Date	Action	Roll	Result
2021-08-04 11:02:26	Circe rolls 6 to Sneaky (10 Again)	3, 1, 7, 9, 2, 10, 6	2 successes

Init 13

Date	Action	Roll	Result
2021-08-04 11:02:48	Circe rolls 1 to Initiative +7 (10 Again)	6	failure

The elf well try to go for a head shot when she sees the Fetch. Though noting something she does whisper to Ram, "It got an axe."

Equipment

Dark tweed coat and matching fedora, smart phone (belt), shoulder holster Colt 45 and 2 clips, box of 20 rounds (pocket), ski mask, suppressor for pistol, mobile hotspot, laptop carry case, laptop (in case), skin suit (in case), pocket knife (pocket), lockpicks (pocket), Hedgespun Multitool (pocket), Hedgespun Glasses (worn)

Thanks to having her hand on the gun and Shoot First, Circe should add her Firearms skill to Initiative. Otherwise Quickdraw allows her to retroactively add it when she draws the gun on her first round of combat.