PRP DYLF: Taking stock and making plans

[ReubanBrightwood]

Philip has the address of his place of work which is what I thought post 14 was talking about. He does not have his home address, no mention of a home address was given in post 10.

Witch has been text. The mages continue to form a plan.

You can keep discussing but please let me know where we want to the next scene to take place.

[Philip Crosen]

Philip laid his options before him. He had the places of work of Mr. Rockwell and Mr. Brown and the Simmons residence. And they`d decided who the weak link was. It was clearly Mr. Rockwell, although he also came with the risk of recognising them. And Philip still felt kinda bad for the hounding he gave Corn earlier so he switched to words, despite keeping it slightly more veiled than in text.

"So, are we going to Mr. Rockwell`s work. If we`re careful we might achieve something there. What do you think? Or Mr. Brown`s? Rockwell has greater up-and downsides. So I`d say let`s risk it and go to him. Get something done with him and we`re in a better position. Regardless of where we go though. I wanna quickly head by a store to get the gear we need."

And by gear, I mean masks, and bags, and whatnot we`ll need for this as we discussed. We can`t be allowed to fail here. `Cause, take Rockwell out of commission, we don`t have to worry about being recognised and we have more leeway with the other two. Then we can use Miss Simmons and her family to get a clue for the whereabouts of Darren-slash-Mothisa somewhat more unimpeded? Regardless, they`re not gonna be at work now, so let`s say we go there tomorrow around noon? I mean, if the car is there, Rockwell`s gonna be there and the others might too. But if the car isn`t there or we don`t go there, we`re not gonna plant anything. So let`s just play it smart and we can take this cell down one player at a time.

spells , effects and gear

Armor 0, Speed 10, Init +6, Defense: 3 (no FP), Spells active: 0/6(), Spell tolerance: 0/2, Vulgar spells: 0 Health: , Mana: Willpower: (max WP/scene 2, 1 left to spend) Gear: wallet: with car and apartment keys, no cash, various mundane ID`s and membership cards, lighter and order-tool-slash-phone in his pocket, generally unloaded shotgun very close at hand and fast to load, all other tools and equipment he posseses, like ashes of Mothisa, second laptop, fire extinguisher, and a number of 2 and 4 TB SSDs and (that can be weaponized on short notice): his katana, kitchen knives and cans of hairspray and deodorant, his rifle or crossbow would take considerably longer to ready in car parked in Philip`s parking slot at his home: additional first aid kit.

[Corn]

If we make a move, the others will be on guard. We should be ready to move quickly after the opening move. Even if it is the police, these are paranoid conspiracy freaks. They will say secret societies manipulated the police to get them! And they would be right. As I once saw on a meme, 'that you are not paranoid, doesn't mean they are not really out to get you.' Aren't we going to get Witch first? I agree with your plan, but I would be more confident with another set of ears thinking what we said and plan to do. Perhaps she's available now.

[Philip Crosen]

Philip laid his options before him again. The places of work of Mr. Rockwell and Mr. Brown as well as the Simmons` residence weren`t going anywhere. But Darren-slash-Mothisa possibly were. And it likely wouldn`t take long for the ghost to find a weak link and go on a rampage. Answering Corn`s text, Philip spoke in a measured tone, facing Corn.

"Sure. I guess. If she`s up for coming over now, I guess we could get her up to speed here. But regardless of what we do we need level heads for this. A meeting in the middle of the night with her at my place here might not serve us well as it`s getting late. I was thinking more along the lines of tomorrow. We could meet up with her someplace,like here, I guess. Before we go in, go to the store to get supplies, then go to Mr. Rockwell around noon? After all, no way the guy is at his work at this time of night, right? But I guess you`re right that this is somewhat time-critical. So I dunno. What do you think?"

On his screen he added.

And you`re absolutely right. I believe another one of those meme- lines those guys live by goes: `It`s not paranoia if someone`s really out to get you.` And, let`s face it, we are out to get them, right? Imo, ideally, we use the confusion generated from the police to start a domino effect of distrust in each other, whether it`s individual hunters against each other or the police vs. the hunters thing. Make it look like one of their companions planted it, perhaps? Or should we just stick to the `them vs. the police` theme? Tell me, what would really set off the police? Could we engineer a situation where, on top of the contraband causing the hunters to distrust the police, we do something that truly makes the police distrust the hunters as unhinged dangers to society and makes them crack down hard, pun intended? Anyway, so. I`d suggest briefly getting Witch up to speed here tomorrow around mid-morning, if you`re interested, unless you think we should write her a long text and then getting the supplies we need supplies. I`d recommend moving in on Mr. Rockwell sometime around noon, perhaps, using the lull around lunch break, assuming that exists in his line of work too, to plant the contraband?

Would getting Witch to come over require a follow-up clarifying text in the `Witch gets a text`` comms thread?

And I`m still not completely clear on what to do follow-up scene-wise, although suggestions have been provided IC. What do you think? Good? Bad? Also does this in-between scene merit a WP for Philip`s research successes uncovering the Hunter Cell, going into the next scene?

spells , effects and gear

Armor 0, Speed 10, Init +6, Defense: 3 (no FP), Spells active: 0/6(), Spell tolerance: 0/2, Vulgar spells: 0 Health: , Mana: Willpower: (max WP/scene 2, 1 left to spend) Gear: wallet: with car and apartment keys, no cash, various mundane ID`s and membership cards, lighter and order-tool-slash-phone in his pocket, generally unloaded shotgun very close at hand and fast to load, all other tools and equipment he posseses, like ashes of Mothisa, second laptop, fire extinguisher, and a number of 2 and 4 TB SSDs and (that can be weaponized on short notice): his katana, kitchen knives and cans of hairspray and deodorant, his rifle or crossbow would take considerably longer to ready in car parked in Philip`s parking slot at his home: additional first aid kit.

[ReubanBrightwood]

It has been agreed in the prp thread Witch will write a glimpse to catch herself up with what she knows and join in the next thread.

Yes you can have a WP for discovering the hunter cell.

The story goes where you wish it. It sounds like we are going to a construction sight to try and find Mr. Rockwell and pursue things from that angle is that the plan?

[Corn]

I would be more comfortable with a short scene with Witch where we are all caught up first. I agree with Philip's plan.

I agree the best course of action is to meet with Witch here tomorrow morning if she wants, quickly go over our discoveries and plans and then move with the plan, as soon as tomorrow noon, if we can manage. The daylight will make things harder but we are pressed for time.

[Philip Crosen]

"Allright. So, tomorrow morning, here. And then Mr. Rockwell later, after shopping for supplies. Sounds like a plan. As you say, this is time-sensitive. But I`m sure it`ll go great, if we play our cards right."
he said, nodding pleasantly to Corn, before continuing slightly less pleasantly on his computer.

I`m sure we can come up with some way for Witch to get the drop on him since Mr. Rockwell hasn`t met her yet. But all this hinges on her actually showing up. Well, she didn`t show up at the mortuary, so I hope we`ll see her tomorrow and nothing comes up. But I`m curious to see what she found from the things she said she recovered after we investigated Mothisa`s former apartment together some time ago.

It was a good plan in Philip`s mind. Granted, one that had to work perfectly. But that was what they had Witch for, assuming she actually showed up this time, which she`d said she would at the crematorium as well. After all, that entity in the basement would have been nice to confront together, too. And Philip wasn`t completely over this yet.

spells , effects and gear

Armor 0, Speed 10, Init +6, Defense: 3 (no FP), Spells active: 0/6(), Spell tolerance: 0/2, Vulgar spells: 0 Health: , Mana: Willpower: (max WP/scene 2, 1 left to spend) Gear: wallet: with car and apartment keys, no cash, various mundane ID`s and membership cards, lighter and order-tool-slash-phone in his pocket, generally unloaded shotgun very close at hand and fast to load, all other tools and equipment he posseses, like ashes of Mothisa, second laptop, fire extinguisher, and a number of 2 and 4 TB SSDs and (that can be weaponized on short notice): his katana, kitchen knives and cans of hairspray and deodorant, his rifle or crossbow would take considerably longer to ready in car parked in Philip`s parking slot at his home: additional first aid kit.

[ReubanBrightwood]

Okay guys a scene needs to be in a location (Philip Sanctum would be a sanctum scene location, the place of work would be an open location, if you moving locations it will be multiple scenes so here's the compromise.

Someone volunteer their Vehicle and the scene starts in a carpark nearby Mr. Rockwells palce of work. You start in the Vehicle of who ever volunteers so you can have a talk without being overheard, and catch Witch up, and can then move directly to the construction site without needing a whole new scene for it.