(Orchard Operation) Soot Blackened Fruit

[Seraphina]

Sera, like Worm, was cautious, but still let him go first. She wasn’t stupid, and knew Worm was better in a fight than she was. But she still tightened her grip on her dagger.

The cell in her pocket vibrates, which was odd. But she wasn’t focusing on that, only what laid in front of them.

failure

Date	Action	Roll	Result
2022-01-10 15:43:27	Seraphina rolls 5 to Perception(Wits+Comp)-1 Clarity (10 Again)	7, 2, 1, 1, 3	failure

Hedgespun jacket(+1 INT, +1 DEF), Hedgespun Necklace(+1 singing), dagger, 2 bottles of water, bag of trail mix, gauze and tape, costume jewelry for trading(one necklace, one pin) sun catcher for trading, gardening gloves, notebook with pencil
Health 7
WP 3

[Gerrit]

1 success

Date	Action	Roll	Result
2022-01-11 23:04:24	Gerrit rolls 5 to be on the look-out (Wits 3 + Comp 3 - Clarity 1) (10 Again)	1, 7, 6, 8, 3	1 success

Gerrit would take the rear unless Seraphina or Rhodes would ask him otherwise. The static prickling was unpleasant, making the Stonebone's skin ache even after going through - but he bore the pain and kept his eyes open for anyone or anything amiss.

Equipment: Backpack - First aid Kit, Rope, a separate bag, a bottle of water, a notebook and a pen, Tags for Rhodes' Contract.






Shadowpatch (+3 to Stealth)

[Rhodes]

The DreadLord looked through the gate, watching to see what was there.

failure

Date	Action	Roll	Result
2022-01-12 17:39:33	Rhodes rolls 5 to Perception: Wits3: Comp2 (9 Again)	2, 5, 6, 7, 1	failure

Unfortunately, it was the portal that fascinated the Dread Lord more.

Equipment: Sturdy boots, Hedgespun coat (+1 def, +1 talking to crowds when active), hip flask (scotch, 3/4 full), Wallet containing a photo of Sera, ID and $147, a satchel containing: 12 tags each with "Rhodes" on them, 2 knives, a book of poetry, some cheap silver rings, earings and a necklace with bright stones.
Health 7/7
WP 2/2

[Saber Sloth]

It's telling that the two that focus on their new surroundings are the Summer and Winter, with the pair distracted by the shift between the Hedge and the Mortal world (or what had brought them here) are the Spring and Autumn.

Staring into the dim dark, Worm and Gerrit confirm that this is a warehouse of some sort, large shelves, boxes and bins. The wires, now thornless pull from the still open Gate, lay on the floor, pulled through a gap in the shelving, and disappearing in the nebulous dark.

A distance across from them, is a wall. Flat without boxes or shelving, but for a a small boxy blob, eye high. A light switch.

[Colonel Worm]

The warehouse is dark and deserted. Or so it seems.

Worm gives his companions a significant look and holds one of his blades up to his lips in the universal motion for shhhhhhhh. Though, obviously, he does not make a sound.

Slowly, he creeps forward, toward the light switch. He keeps close to one of the shelves, using it for cover.

Stealth, 2 successes

Date	Action	Roll	Result
2022-01-15 14:45:37	Colonel Worm rolls 4 to Dex + Stealth (10 Again)	10, 5, 10, 5, 7, 7	2 successes

As he advances, he examines the boxes and bins on the shelves beside him. Trying to figure out what's being stored here. He also looks up at the ceiling, hoping to see what the light switch might activate should it be flipped.

Perception, 1 success

Date	Action	Roll	Result
2022-01-15 14:45:47	Colonel Worm rolls 4 to Wits + Composure -1 (clarity) (10 Again)	1, 1, 5, 10, 7	1 success

Equipment:
Khukri knives (+ sheaths) x 2 2L*
Brass Knuckles x2 1B (in pants pockets)
Kevlar Vest (thin)
Reinforced Clothing (Motorcycle jacket)
Advanced First Aid Kit
Water bottle (in first aid kit exterior pocket)
Bag of Beef jerky
Tree tags
Cigarettes + Lighter

[Seraphina]

She really wasn’t sure what the best course of action was. The motion from Worm gets a nod, she’s got it. Be quiet. She could do that.

Did she want Worm to enter that room? Not really. But she wasn’t about to try and tell a Summer what to do. Best she could do was keep an eye on him. There were a few tricks she had up her sleeve, but that would depend on what happened. Would their luck hold out? Or was this set to become a disaster?

1 success

Date	Action	Roll	Result
2022-01-15 17:39:15	Seraphina rolls 5 to Looking around the room(Wits+Comp)-1 Clarity (10 Again)	3, 9, 7, 7, 5	1 success

Hedgespun jacket(+1 INT, +1 DEF), Hedgespun Necklace(+1 singing), dagger, 2 bottles of water, bag of trail mix, gauze and tape, costume jewelry for trading(one necklace, one pin) sun catcher for trading, gardening gloves, notebook with pencil
Health 7
WP 3

[Gerrit]

Gerrit didn't know what he expected, but what he saw somehow still made him feel a mix of disappointment and relief. Still, the Summer had the right idea about silence being golden right now. He gave the Goblin a short nod.

Seeing CW advance made Gerrit tense up - it was too dark in here, too many places to hide in wait for an ambush. He knew he had Smoke on his side, hiding wouldn't be too hard. What about Rhodes and Seraphina though? They probably could defend themselves, but it was probably more sensible to stay nearby and visible. That way he could act more quickly if there was a trap set.. and maybe he could deter any would-be assailants. Looking for either Monarch's eyes, he nodded once again to hopefully communicate that he was staying right here with them.

He took a deep breath, calming whatever his Ogre-blood was boiling up, and looked around. Queen Ann's underlings wouldn't get a drop on them if he could help it.

2 successes

Date	Action	Roll	Result
2022-01-16 04:40:52	Gerrit rolls 5 to stay vigilant (Wits 3 + Comp 3 - Clarity 1) (10 Again)	8, 3, 6, 7, 10, 6	2 successes

Equipment: Backpack - First aid Kit, Rope, a separate bag, a bottle of water, a notebook and a pen, Tags for Rhodes' Contract.






Shadowpatch (+3 to Stealth)

[Rhodes]

His sight showed nothing. Rhodes simply nodded to Worm's motion.

Eyes could be deceived, of course. There was more than one way to seek an area, to which the Dread Lord would now employ.

He closed his eyes, reaching out his senses into the Air around himself.

3 successes

Date	Action	Roll	Result
2022-01-17 11:44:42	Rhodes rolls 7 to Communion 1 (Air) Wits3 +Wyrd4 (10 Again)	7, 6, 8, 10, 9, 3, 2, 7	3 successes

His mantle blustered icily as it rolled out away from him, stretching his senses on the very winds of his Mantle.

The Dread Lord wasn't sure how much this would work beyond the portal. He crossed the doorframe and stood in the doorway, if nothing else to prove to himself he could act in the face of Fear

[Saber Sloth]

Colonel Worm, slips into the shadows. As he advances, he examines the the shelves and the boxes, while using them to hide behind. From a cursory inspection of the carboard boxes (of which aren't tapped shut) seem to contain...containers. Glass ones. Vials, jars, stacks of lids and stoppers. One's just bursting with IV lines and rubber tubes. A quick gander up, provides the basic shape of the lights, big. Industrial overhead lights. Picture perfect of commercial building's ceiling.

Sera follows after, senses keen, even as the shadows around them form and shape as darkness tends to do. There's nothing and no one approaching within those shadows. At least, as far as the Nix can tell.

Gerrit, keen eyed and tense, focuses on the other side, ready and waiting. Through a gap in the boxes on the shelves, he sees something that might be stairs, and a boxy shape that was another enclosed room. And like a beacon light is shining under the gab in the door.

Rhodes, calls upon the very air itself, he feels himself, first, then the others, Sera, Gerrit, Colonel Worm. Expected, solid, real. As the air moves, so does his senses, through the shelf the wires are being pulled through is another. Stationary, breathing. As his Wyrd pulses, he feels a lone figure, meandering around, pausing, before continuing in a set pattern the air knows well. A guard perhaps? A breath a moment, he feels yet more people above them. Not directly so, but in the direction of where Gerrit is looking, he feels the press of two more bodies, casually breathing in air, consuming it to speak.

[Colonel Worm]

...Medical supplies? Where the fuck are we??

Worm pauses beside one of the boxes, examines its exterior to see if he can find any markings. The name of a company. A shipping address. Anything that could tell him where they've ended up.

It's clear they're back ironside. If they can get a solid location, they can come back anytime they want without needing to travel via the hedge. Or come at the place from both thorns and streets. In any event, it won't hurt to perform a little research on whatever-the-fuck this warehouse purports to be. Other than a front for Ann's operations, of course.

Examining Box, 1 success

Date	Action	Roll	Result
2022-01-17 15:38:01	Colonel Worm rolls 4 to Wits + Composure -1 (clarity) (10 Again)	5, 2, 2, 10, 1	1 success

Once the others have caught up, he'll silently show them the contents of the box before making sure it is secured and closed on the shelf.

That done, he looks to Rhodes and performs a silent pantomime for that universal question when one is sneaking about enemy territory: What Now, Boss??

Silently Question, 1 success

Date	Action	Roll	Result
2022-01-17 15:40:25	Colonel Worm rolls 5 to Dex + Expression (9 Again)	4, 6, 7, 6, 10, 7	1 success

Equipment:
Khukri knives (+ sheaths) x 2 2L*
Brass Knuckles x2 1B (in pants pockets)
Kevlar Vest (thin)
Reinforced Clothing (Motorcycle jacket)
Advanced First Aid Kit
Water bottle (in first aid kit exterior pocket)
Tree tags
Bag of Beef jerky
Cigarettes + Lighter