PRP - Paranoia - S

[DrDog]

The sounds of movement stop. Two, three, four breaths, and silence reigns in the house. Then there is a series of quick, small steps that the changelings can just barely hear approach them. There is a flicker of motion from the peephole, then silence.

[Titania]

"I know you're thereeeeee", she chirps in her sweetest tone. "We come bearing gifts. Let's talk", she asks straight into the _peephole, sticking her tongue out like a child. Today the Wyrd's blessing is with her.

7 successes

Date	Action	Roll	Result
2021-08-02 15:46:15	titania rolls 12 to Persuasion (Manip + Pers + spec + DV1 + Hearth 2) (10 Again)	3, 4, 8, 10, 10, 1, 1, 6, 9, 9, 1, 8, 8, 2	7 successes

[Sonnie Wu]

"Who's a good boy? Who's a good boy?" Sonnie happily scritched-scritched-scritched the protruding muzzle, like any good animal lover would. She glanced over her shoulder at Ram and Titania, then around to be certain she was (mostly) unobserved. Feeling confident, she grinned and focused on the goldie.

"Hey there, Butch. What's up?" The Beast said, before panting at the dog and making some barking noises.

Sonnie casts Fang & Talon 1: Tongues of Birds and Words of Wolves. She has the version for Canines. As she "gave" the dog a new name, the catch is fulfilled! Making dog sounds also gives her a +1 die on her activation roll!

3 successes

Date	Action	Roll	Result
2021-08-03 12:56:00	Sonnie Wu rolls 5 to Fang & Talon 1: Wyrd 3 + A. Ken 1 +1 bonus (10 Again)	8, 8, 3, 4, 10, 4	3 successes

Glamour surged between her and the retriever, signifying the creation of the communicative bond. Smiling, Sonnie leaned closer and whispered to the animal. "So, my friend, what can you tell me about the human lady that lives in that house over there?" She pointed a finger towards Frances' place. "Anything interesting?"

[Ram]

Soft steps, flicker of motion… then nothing.

Yeah, not really a surprise in Ram’s book. She might already be possessed. It felt like the long series of locks was just begging to be shown how useless they were against a Render. But they were going to try the talking version first.

He forced himself to smile and make sure it translated into his voice.

“Hey? Frances? I came to apologize.” He raised his gifts. “I brought alcohol.” That had to help this work right?

Assist success

Date	Action	Roll	Result
2021-08-03 17:33:57	Ram rolls 3 to Assist Pres+Pers (10 Again)	8, 3, 2	1 success

2 extra successes

Date	Action	Roll	Result
2021-08-03 17:34:17	Ram rolls 1 to Assist Dice (10 Again)	10, 8	2 successes

[DrDog]

"You are a good person! You are up!" The golden retriever barks. The dog cocks its head at you, seemingly confused by your question, before it barks again, "Nice lady, used to give treats, now just stays home. She must be bad to stay in her kennel forever. Are you bad to go into the kennel too?"

Sonnie, make a wits+animal ken roll, -3

There is silence at Titania's overwhelming charm. Followed by a click. Then another, and another, and another and another and another and another as the locks click open. The door opens to a room swallowed in a heavy oppresive darkness.
The air is musty and smells of unclean human. There is also a strange smell, like oil and fear. Yes. Definitely the smell of fear.

"OK, we can talk. Come in." There is a skitter of a shadow that moves through the darkness, and you see she is sitting at a couch, her back to a wall, near a hallway for a quick escape.
"Lock the door when you come in. Please." She stutters out.

She does not offer them hospitality, her eyes, piercing white orbs, track between the two of them rapidly.

[Titania]

She comes bearing the light, and a fake smile to hide her discomfort at the smell. She steps inside, and after having exchanged a knowing look with Ram she sits down, despite her best instinct. Luckily, she manages to find a small - and clean - spot.
"That's a very nice house", she lies, blinking at the darkness.

[Sonnie Wu]

"Ah, thank you!" Sonnie whispered to the doggie, "You're such a good pupper!"

She glances over her should towards Frances' house, watching as Ram and Titania enter. The Beast was content to stay outside and converse with the canine. Plus, she could better listen for sirens in case Frances called the fuzz. "Bad? Maybe. Or just sad."

Sonnie looked back at the dog, a bit confused by his last statement. Bad to go into kennel too? What did that mean?

failure

Date	Action	Roll	Result
2021-08-07 11:31:22	Sonnie Wu rolls 2 to Wits 4 + A. Ken 1 -3 (10 Again)	3, 4	failure

[Ram]

And just like that… they were in.

He could practically smell the sweat. The fear. He looked around, taking a big sniff through his nose. Trying to take in the glamour that pervaded the house. Maybe find its source.

failure

Date	Action	Roll	Result
2021-08-08 21:59:51	Ram rolls 5 to Wits+Empathy (10 Again)	2, 2, 3, 1, 5	failure

But it was everywhere. Too dispersed yet also pervasive for him to do anything but cough on it when he tried to take it in. He cleared his throat afterward, worried Frances might take anything he did as a threat. He turned around for a second to look the door. He wasn’t too worried about getting trapped. He could always break them out. Right now he was more worried about figuring out where a small god might have nestled among the musty air. Or buying time for Sonnie to root around elsewhere. (Since invading privacy was more acceptable than breaking cursed jewelry apparently. He wasn’t going to argue. They needed to find out how to fix this.

“So, I, uh, came by to apologize,” he said setting the beer and liquor down… somewhere. He needed to separate his thoughts from what was real. To see not what he expected (a cursed being possessing his friend) from what actually was. The answers were there. They had to be. He did his best to not hear the sounds of coming battle ringing in his ears.

2 successes

Date	Action	Roll	Result
2021-08-08 22:09:40	Ram rolls 7 to Kenning (10 Again)	9, 4, 9, 2, 3, 7, 6	2 successes

[DrDog]

The locks click as Ram slides all of them shut.

Kenning- There is a single supernatural presence here (aside from you and Titania)

She recoils from Titania's compliment, shrinking back into her chair as if burned.
"Don't lie." She admonishes, slicing her hand through the air as if to attack the Fairest's words.

She points to Ram as he delivers his apology. "You broke something that I liked. That was mine. I don't forgive. I don't forget." her face turns away from him to the beer, then to titania, then back to Ram. "You, I will watch."




Outside, Sonnie hears the door lock back up again, and quiet voices from inside.
"She's not sad. She's afraid, like the cat behind the dumpster in the alley." The dog licks your hand. "You seem very smart."

[Titania]

Mood got so heavy that they could cut it with a knife, and it's not just because of the obnoxious smell. Frances was being actively inimical.
"We're getting somebody to repair it", she says apologetically, while carefully looking around. Though the airhead doesn't spot anything out of the ordinary. Well... other than the house could be featured in an episode of Hoarders

failure

Date	Action	Roll	Result
2021-08-10 22:48:18	titania rolls 5 to perception (10 Again)	4, 7, 4, 7, 2	failure