(Warehouse, There House) Game Day Prep

[Circe]

"Excellent Gerrit!" She cheers his being will equipped, "Thanks bro! Glad someone did," she gives a sad sigh as she looks at her fellow monarchs.


Circe listens as the others present their opinions and thinks how to use what they got. "Splitting the party went badly at the motel," she points out at Sera's suggestion of splitting up. "I doubt we have the numbers now ta make it safe. And gas masks are legal ta buy, so the tear gas won't be much of an issue if we can find a surplus store that's open."


"If we find Ann, I'm just emptying at least half an AK clip inta her. Minimum." Circe makes that quite clear.


Circe tosses the helmet into the air and catches it. Circe did not think herself a tactician, videogames were only the most basic and "ram them with a tank" wasn't a tactic available here. Shame that. Though she has access to YouTube. So she can see how it worked in Hollywood. And then how historical ones went, that was more informative.


"Alright folks," she knocks on the helmet, "Summer battle briefing. I do this online. What I hear is yer assaults are either sneaky Iron Side or blitz Hedge." The elfin Fairest's blue ears droop as she consider the former, "Sneaky. We try ta drop the guards quiet. Then A keep doing ninja take downs, B attack, or C decoy breach with dynamite and then attack. Use the tear gas on any clustered in rooms. But," she frowns as she first knocks her knuckles on the helmet she is holding, "I'm going heavy. How confident are ya all in ninja-ing this? Also, they can flee ta the orchard." She looks at them all, slowly turning her gaze between each. They couldn't even run off to torch it first, as that could tip them off to an incoming attack.


What she really meant was, I don't trust anybody to booby trap with dynamite and not be the booby that is trapped. Circe didn't really trust herself more than light fuse, but she was the best they had at it.


Her ears bounce up as she thinks on the other option. Seraphina, Gerrit, and Rhodes can even hear her being happier as she speaks, "Second. Hedge blitz. First part of that is kick off from my Hollow so anybody can grab extra weapons or armor I have left there, cause I only have a spare bulletproof vest in the bags. When we open the orchard gate we'd have two tactics fer going in. Proper blitz. Drop anybody on guard, go on the attack and stay that way until we get Ann or wreck enough shit before falling back," Circe puts down the helmet and retrieves both her gas masks, "Second. We get a fourth mask or somebody hangs back and we smoke out that side of the gate. Then proceed with the blitz whilst the initial area is helpless and keep using the canisters as we please."

Stats & Equipment

Equipment: Colt 45 with 3 clips and 20 spare rounds, 3 Dream-a-Drupes flasks, leather jacket, lockpicks, hedgespun multitool, 2 Duffle bags (Riot Gear, thin bulletproof vest, AK47 with 4 clips, bayonet, 2 gas masks, 3 tear gas canisters, Pistol suppressor, 2 sticks of dynamite, 2 lighters, machete, dart pistol with 10 tranq darts, 2 Gatorade bottles.)

[Saber Sloth]

The Lost speak, options becoming clearer. A plan is being made....

Y'all can keep planning without me unless you want me to clarify something, but when you've come to a consensuses please, make your Plan(s) clear so I don't get confused and mess something up when we move into the next scene

[Gerrit]

Either Rhodes had misunderstood Gerrit's suggestions to move in from the mundane side or the Dread Lord casually overruled the Ogre. Either way, thinking about it for a bit made him see the merits of Rhodes' idea. Those able to traverse the Hedge were cut off from making it to Anne's other important locations connected to the warehouse, making it easier for them to hurt Anne's resources even more. Gerrit rumbled a wet croak of affirmation.

Seraphina made a good point - those without protection from the gas had to stay back, splitting the group either way. Why weren't they listening to Circe's request to gear up? They'd have to trust Circe's judgement from here on out, she'll know how to handle this.

Case in point: she summarized their options pretty succinctly as far as Gerrit could tell. He listened to the Queen of Wrath, trying to process the information and consider the consequences of each plan while trying to avoid any logical miss-steps his Wyrd-addled brain tried to trick him with. "It feels like entering from the Hedge seems like the better idea. Yes, that means that anyone of Circe's men could flee, but they can't really bring much of their equipment with them easily without probably raising suspicion with witnesses. And our main focus wasn't killing her men anyway." At least for him it wasn't so saying this out loud might sway the Monarchs' opinion as well.
"I could see one or two people hanging back while the other two move in under cover of the gas, but maybe we can refrain from using it until it seem necessary?" Another feeling the Winter had was that they probably had to play it by ear a lot.
Which wasn't great.

Stats and Equipment

Health:
Glamour:
WP:
Armor 0
Defense 2




Equipment: Backpack (Gas-Mask, Rope, First-Aid Kit, Hammer, Crowbar, 3 Dream-a-Drupes (heal 1L or 2B when eaten/1 Glamour when fully healthy))

[Rhodes]

Rhodes listened, though he could see Circe seemed disappointed about something. "What?" he asked, a little pointedly. His role was magic - just because he wasn't loaded with mundane accouterments didn't mean he wasn't ready.

"I can be light-footed when I need to be," he replied. "I agree going in from the hedge is best to cut off an organized retreat. It we can take people out room by room? Avoid an alarm being raised as long as we can. I'm not sure how precise using Gas might be, unless you want to set it as a trap to cover people fleeing out the Hedge. Keeping together keeps us safer."

He looks down at Circe's arsenal. "Fighting our way forward sounds like the most direct way. There's only a few ways to launch an attack on a place."

Rhodes uses Wisdom of Dreams to gain a speciality in Pistols!

Equipment: Hip flask of scotch whiskey, wallet containing a picture of Sera and $57. Satchel containing a knife, gun , fake ID, keys, a clip of bullets
Defence: 3
Health: 7/7
Willpower: 2/2
Glamour: 10/10

[Seraphina]

She simply shrugs at Circe, there wasn’t a plan in place, so why invest?

Blinking, because clearly her offer wasn’t heard. And if it was, it wasn’t accepted. “I can’t ninja. But I can provide on hell of a distraction to allow the rest of you to be sneaky.” The Nix was not designed to be sneaky or a ninja. “And if things go right, I might be even able to entice them to either leave on their own, or even join our side.” The offer was made the final time. She accepted she wasn’t combat heavy, and she couldn’t be sneaky. But she could be what she was built for, a distraction and a pretty face.

Or, she could go rogue with it.

“I’m willing to hang back if that’s the route we go.” But this was not her thing, this was all on Circe to plan. She’d do what the Summer told her to do, trusting her friend.

Gerrit raised some good points, “Some good ideas and points Gerrit. We didn’t want to kill the men if we didn’t have to. Driving them out, and then destroying the building seems like a good way to go.” She was beginning to appreciate the way the Winter thought.

Of course Rhodes could be light-footed, it was just her that was useless here. She did have Separation, but that would only help her so much.

“We also don’t want to lock ourselves into an exit less situation. Not going so far into the warehouse that we cannot make it back to the Gate.”

Hedgespun jacket(+1 INT, +1 DEF), Hedgespun Necklace(+1 singing), dagger, 2 bottles of water, bag of trail mix, gauze and medical tape, costume jewelry for trading(one necklace, one pin) sun catcher for trading, notebook with pencil, compact with mirror

Health 7
WP 3

[Circe]

Gerrit gets a surprisingly nice smile from Circe as he agrees with her. Might make somebody forget she is a violent gunbunny. Circe was less then pleased by the idea of splitting up to make Seraphina play decoy. Plus, she had dynamite for that.


Seducing them to defect had potential. Unless they were pledged.


"No precision whatsoever Rhode," she assures him happily, "Hence the masks." As for the lack of silence, well Circe shrugs as Seraphina admits to not being quiet. "Eh, I didn't plan ta ninja this anyway. If ya do insist upon going all Look-it-me Sera," Circe kneels down to take out the under clothes kevlar vest and brandishes it, "Ya better have this or better fer protection," she puts it on the ground and stands up.


If the goal was to drive them out and then destroy, well, Circe retrieves the dynamite to show to folks, "Destruction, in stick form!" She considers the other options, "Gas would drive 'em out, but we'd need a LOT more to just clear out a building. The dynamite would do great at the right place, especially if they have gas valves," she assures them and clarifies, "It works in movies and PSAs about fire safety. Big boom."


"Exactly Sera," she points out, "We go in via Iron Side, we hafta have an escape route not only from the pledged minions but also the cops." Circe blinks as she makes an O with her mouth as she comes up with another thought, "Aaaand attacking and retreating ta the Hedge, destroying the gate on their side, guarantees that THEY hafta deal with the cops from all the noise. Gunfire and explosions attract cops."

Stats & Equipment

Equipment: Colt 45 with 3 clips and 20 spare rounds, 3 Dream-a-Drupes flasks, leather jacket, lockpicks, hedgespun multitool, 2 Duffle bags (Riot Gear, thin bulletproof vest, AK47 with 4 clips, bayonet, 2 gas masks, 3 tear gas canisters, Pistol suppressor, 2 sticks of dynamite, 2 lighters, machete, dart pistol with 10 tranq darts, 2 Gatorade bottles.)

[Saber Sloth]

Just to move my marble, 16 days left of planning remain!

[Gerrit]

In his current state neither fighting nor finesse sounded like great options, but Gerrit wasn't about to back down and leave the Freehold hanging. And the group seemed to zero in on a plan everyone agreed on. "I think using your.. skills as a non-lethal alternative sounds good." He didn't want Seraphina to play a bait or stay behind as a 'distraction', but he still sometimes had dreams where he remembered Seraphina's appearance at that Spring Coronation in maddening clarity. She might be even more disarming than gas in a way.

One thing got also clearer the longer the discussion went on: he was dealing with three Fairests and their respective ego. It felt like everyone wanted their voice to be heard, their plans to set in motion - but in this case Circe was their best bet. Gerrit returned her smile with a small nod. "I think I'd also be better used as a further protection than as an aggressor." Because soaking up bullets was something he was unlikely to mess up - that was not just his damaged self-esteem talking, that was just common sense.

"So if we can get the innocent followers out of harm's way the dynamite will put a big dent into Anne's resources. I like that." He didn't particularly like subjecting people to the police, but Circe's point was still sound. And it is better them than us. "You're right. I think entering from the Hedge is our best bet. Anything else we need to think about?"

Stats and Equipment

Health:
Glamour:
WP:
Armor 0
Defense 2




Equipment: Backpack (Gas-Mask, Rope, First-Aid Kit, Hammer, Crowbar, 3 Dream-a-Drupes (heal 1L or 2B when eaten/1 Glamour when fully healthy))

[Rhodes]

Rhodes glanced towards his wife. "I've seen that look, darling. Opening with it has all eyes on you - and that could be a lot of eyes. I want Ann, I make no attempt to hide it - but I would much rather we all came out alive. If you are sure you can hold them without endangering your life, I trust you to do what's right."

But if someone hurts her.... then that person would feel the fury of a Dread Lord.

Mundanes. Yes, that was also an issue. Any changeling work the name would flee to the Hedge - but a wall of enemies between them and the feds was a reassuring plan. Circe gets no words but a nod of agreement.

Gerrit's question got a nod of the head. "We know Ann has no qualms about binding her subservients with pledges. We need to be prepared for dealing with people who cannot flee, or are too scared to. Either by convincing," he gestured to Sera, "or by what is necessary." He looked back at Circe. "If we are ready for that.... I think we are as ready as we will be."

Rhodes uses Wisdom of Dreams to gain a speciality in Pistols!

Equipment: Hip flask of scotch whiskey, wallet containing a picture of Sera and $57. Satchel containing a knife, gun , fake ID, keys, a clip of bullets
Defence: 3
Health: 7/7
Willpower: 2/2
Glamour: 10/10

[Seraphina]

“I’m throwing the idea out there as a way to get you guys in and hopefully unseen. I can hold their attention for quite a while, giving you all time to try and either find Ann or bring the building down. So not so much as insisting so much as letting you know what I can contribute.” Looking at the vest, “Is it necessary?” because it would do against the whole look at the beautiful Siren thing. But if the Summer insisted, she’d wear it.

And yup, that was dynamite. “Is your plan to have a controlled explosion? Like, where they all go off at once? Or place them with a long fuse?” she wanted to know just how things were going to go down. Cause…explosion.

Nodding as the Summer describes some of the plan, “I think destroying whatever that power poll thing is will piss her off.” At least, it looked important to the Nix.

A small smile and nod to Gerrit, “If it buys you guys time.” She’d do it as long as she could.

More nods as the Winter talks about the plans. Seemed they were all starting to get on the same page, this was good.

“I’m curious what our fallback plan is. Obviously, the preferred method is the Gate, but what if someone is unable to make it to the Gate? Do we have some basic knowledge of the area and where a safe…ish…place would be?” because they need to plan for everything. “Also, have we confirmed either way if she has cameras? A good way for her to screw us is to get us on tape blowing the place up.” She didn’t know Ann like some of the others did, and hoped there would be no cameras.

Finally, Rhodes, the smile is a softer one, “I want us all to get out of this alive as well.” She wanted nothing more. “I’m not completely sure on anything, there are factors I can’t plan for. But I do know I can make it difficult for them to attack me and very difficult for them to look away from me. And if they are able to, and I feel I can’t hold them off, I’ll back off.” Her way of reassuring him that she understood the risks and wasn’t going to be stupid.

Hedgespun jacket(+1 INT, +1 DEF), Hedgespun Necklace(+1 singing), dagger, 2 bottles of water, bag of trail mix, gauze and medical tape, costume jewelry for trading(one necklace, one pin) sun catcher for trading, notebook with pencil, compact with mirror

Health 7
WP 3