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1DiscoDude: **---BEGIN SESSION---**
2DiscoDude: **Session logging commenced**
3Ryusui: It's late at night, but the Flanagan estate is alive with light and activity.
4Ryusui: The family - a line of paper magnates going back to the 19th century - doesn't hold big parties like this often, but when they do, they pull out all the stops.
5Ryusui: Among other things, they put some of their treasured valuables on display for other rich people to gawk at, and as it just so happens...
6Ryusui: ...one of those valuables is a page of Merlin's Notes.
7Ryusui: But here's the kicker: as far as any of you have been able to figure out poking over the family's history, there's no evidence any of them *know* what the thing is.
8Casper: (Except for the phone call, mind.)
9Ryusui: (this ain't the guy)
10Casper: (Ah.)
11Ryusui: In this timeline at least, the page has been in the family's possession for nigh-on a hundred years, but there's no indication its power - whatever this page's specific power might be - has ever been used for personal gain. Or perhaps it's been used in some fashion Eli hasn't been able to divine.
12Ryusui: Either way, so far all you can tell is that the page is considered valuable by the family, and it's currently on display on the second floor, in a display room just beyond the mezzanine above the great hall in front where most of the guests are mixing and mingling.
13Ryusui: <@&562022105017876480>: this is the stage I've set for you. What's your approach? Or do you have further questions first?
14Casper: Any noteworthy scene aspects?
15Sanchez: "We could probably just, swoop in, smash the glass and take it with any big distractions say like...flashing blaring lights and sounds like an alarm." Sanchez shrugs a bit, looking at his team.
16Reality Glitch: "I think it best we try something a bit lower-profile."
17Ryusui: There's a [Throng of Partygoers] currently hobnobbing and snacking on canapes in the aforementioned great hall. There's also a [High-Tech Security System] protecting the valuables in the display room. This being the '80s, there's no way to hack into it from outside the building, but there's a security room deep within the first floor where you might be able to disable it. You *might* be able to figure out a way to bypass it directly, but the owners of the place *will* know...
18Casper: "I've carried out countless assassinations without getting myself put on a wanted poster. I'm not about to break that record."
19Ryusui: ...and while this detail nearly slipped under your notice, the apparent lack of security guards on the premises is because there are [Guards Disguised Among The Crowd].
20Casper: (So theoretically, we could walk right in as "guests?" Or is there a guy checking a list at the door, at least?)
21Ryusui: The current heir of the family, a fennec named Heather Flanagan, is also on the floor. Again, as far as you can tell, she just runs the company, and has been since her father Henry has been hospitalized a year or two back. Despite easily being mistaken for a vapid beauty, she's college-educated and has the family business acumen down pat.
22Ryusui: so
23Ryusui: **Heather Flanagan
24High Concept: [Current Head of the Flanagan Family]
25Aspect: [Beauty Hiding Brains]**
26Casper: Assuming there's no guards to bypass at the perimeter, I'm thinking we can waltz right in; the key is walking like you belong.
27Ryusui: To be clear: who's going in? And are you bothering to disguise yourselves as partygoers?
28Reality Glitch: "Is there anyway we could get into the party legitimately?" I ask the group.
29Casper: Is there a vantage point with a good view of a lot of the playing field? If not, then Casper is going to be pretty useless if he doesn't attend. This seems like a grifting affair, so disguises are a must, even for people like me who only need them to get him to the more restricted areas.
30Reality Glitch: ((I'm not sure how to bounce off that, since you are saying that in-character.))
31Ryusui: The mansion is sitting on quite a lot of property, but there are some tall trees at the periphery.
32Casper: (Not in quotes, though.)
33Reality Glitch: ((*aren't))
34Reality Glitch: ((This is what happens when I type to fast.))
35Reality Glitch: ((*too)
36Casper: (I'm not expecting you to; that was directed at the GM.)
37Ryusui: <@Reality Glitch> There are two guards outside, one of them with a printed paper guest list on a clipboard. Odds are you won't be able to slip your names onto the list (without magic 😉 ), but it might be more practical to masquerade as folks whose names are *already* on the list.
38Reality Glitch: "Hmm....  Looks like they've got bouncers.  I'll see if I can't plant our names on their list."
39Casper: "I have an old suit." He pulls an old suit out of a duffel bag that expounds a cloud of dust.
40Reality Glitch: I cough at the sudden dust cloud.
41Reality Glitch: "Have you every worn then thing before?"
42Selene: Selene let's a chuckle "Aw, you all are so adorable, How about you let *me* handle invitations and *proper* clothes, boys?"
43Casper: "The reservation held a homeschool prom. It was boring. Should still fit, I think."
44Reality Glitch: "I'm open to hearing what you plan is, first."
45Reality Glitch: "Highschool?  Let's hope you haven't grown much since then."
46Casper: Meanwhile, Casper is already stripping off his shirt and fumbling to get the suit on.
47Selene: "First of all, Getting ourselves in that list will be easy with a simple call." *Selene waves her brick around, kinda surprising for how unwieldy it is* "...Please throw that away, how are you sure it will even *fit?* I can procure proper clothing too, maybe even teach you how to look imposing without aiming guns at people."
48Reality Glitch: "Come to think of it, I've never seen you try anything other than shoot people unless you already did and failed."
49Casper: "Shooting is my whole job, for the record. I also hit things. Sometimes I blow up things." He squints. "In the original timeline, anyways. I think it's still mostly the same here."
50Sanchez: Sanchez smirks at Casper, "So you think a dusty old suit will get you in? What do you take these people for?"
51Casper: "Only until I can make it to the restricted areas."
52Sanchez: Sanchez takes out a card and waves it around: "I can massive amounts of cash in this timeline apparently."
53Sanchez: "Least I can do is spend some on say...bribes or actual suits."
54Reality Glitch: "Miss Mafia has the to connections and Mister Hackerman's get the cash; seems solid."
55Casper: "We have literal hours to do this; I'm not going shopping." He finally gets it on; it's a bit snug, and he still sends up dust with major movements. "You are still a hacker, right? I'll get you to the security room, Selene takes the page itself, and Eli can make sure it goes unnoticed."
56Sanchez: "Yea, I'm still a hacker, and driver." He says, shrugging, "Well alright, but I at least wanna rain down my cash somehow someway."
57Reality Glitch: "Burning a hole in your pocket already?"
58Casper: "Should be enough to cover us. Let's go." (I'm assuming as a rich dude, Sanchez is already dressed for the occasion?)
59Sanchez: ( Yea, he's dressed )
60Sanchez: "Well if we're trying to go back to the old timeline, no point in pocketing cash I'll never get again."
61Casper: (Is that what we're trying to do?)
62Sanchez: ( I think so? If we aren't somebody better tell Sanchez aha )
63Ryusui: (the goal is to reassemble Merlin's Notes, though what you do after that is...fuzzy XD)
64Reality Glitch: "I don't think that's even possible at this point."
65Sanchez: "Oh so, this is my new life now? I hope this doesn't bite me in the ass and I get merc'd for having so much mullah."
66Ryusui: (Okay, ready for the next scene, folks?)
67Sanchez: ( yup yup )
68Selene: (uh, sure.)
69Selene has a stunning dress saved somewhere, pristine state.
70Ryusui: So the four of you march on the party. You can see the bouncer receive a piece of paper from an immaculately dressed butler: he nods in acknowledgment. You're all officially on the guest list now.
71Casper: (Just like that? No roll?)
72Ryusui: Casper (nick up BTW), you're in your dusty old suit; Sanchez, you've got a nice, expensive suit on; Selene, you're in your kickass dress...
73Ryusui: <@Reality Glitch>, what are *you* wearing to the occasion?
74Ryusui: ( <@!Casper> Selene *does* have the connections, as noted XD)
75Casper: (Isn't Connections a skill?)
76Reality Glitch: ((I was about to mention that, but you jumped the gun with that scene advancement.))
77Reality Glitch: ((Contacts, I believe.))
78Reality Glitch: "Hmm...."  I take a moment to think.  "I've been wearing these same robes ever since I landed now in the 80's.  I clean them, mind you, regularly, but the flowing purple wizard get-up is all I got."
79Ryusui: (i love it XD)
80Reality Glitch: ((I really need to draw picture for reference.))
81Reality Glitch: ((I have a very specific image of what the clothes look like.))
82Selene: ((Contacts at +3, and since i assume we are dealing with higher echelons of society, I can apply Baccarat buddies for a +2...))
83Ryusui: ((i'm just gonna give you this one XD))
84Selene: ((So yes, *I am ready to roll 4 [-]*- ***PHEW***))
85Ryusui: The bouncer nods in your direction as you approach. "Selene Brambilla, party of four, yes?" He looks at Eli and whispers politely: "your friend knows this isn't a *costume* party, right?"
86Reality Glitch: I give them a sheepish smile with a shrug.  "These are the fanciest clothes I have."  They are, indeed, quiet nice and high-quality.
87Selene: ((Uh, whisper, *whisper*))
88Ryusui: (if this were twenty years later he might make a Harry Potter reference)
89Selene: Selene Sighs and replies with a similarly low voice. "Yes, he knows."
90Selene: "May we pass now?"
91Ryusui: "Sure. Ms. Flanagan seemed excited to meet you."
92Casper: Casper proceeds the moment the go-ahead is given. (And yes, he's gone semi-Pig Pen with this suit. Not a total dust cloud, but people might still be prone to coughing around him.)
93Ryusui: The bouncer coughs *immensely* as Casper passes.
94Casper: "Sanchez, stick with me." Casper moves to make a beeline in the general direction of wherever the security room is on the first floor.
95Sanchez: The spider follows the bird, "Alright alright...geez, you're gonna pull my arm off with how hard you're pushin me."
96Ryusui: The four of you are in. Casper, your intention is to get to the security room ASAP, right?  There are security cameras on the doors leading from the great hall deeper into the house, but there might be ways in with fewer eyes on them if you go searching.
97Selene: "Well, I suppose I have someone waiting for me now, We can meet up if an issue comes up." *She seems ready to go meet Ms. Flanagan in person...and look sexy as hell while she does it*
98Casper: (What should one of us roll for that?)
99Ryusui: Standing on the mezzanine balcony is what can be none other than Heather Flanagan herself. She's got orange-brown fur, dark brown hair, big ears, and a stunning dark green dress. She also can't be much older than her late teens. "Selene!" she calls out, waving. *"Seleeeeeene!"* She's grinning ear to massive ear.
100Casper: (Is Investigation a skill?)
101Casper: (I have Awareness. Does that count?)
102Reality Glitch: ((I believe so.))
103Ryusui: (yeah, go ahead and roll it)
104Casper: !f 3 (Awareness)
105DiscoDude: <@Casper> rolled 4dF+3 for 0 [4dF = [-][-][ ][-]]
106Ryusui: <@Reality Glitch>, what are you up to?
107Casper: (OOF. Would a boost help here?)
108Ryusui: ( <@!Casper> not good enough for a straight win, but I can let you have a success at a cost! or yeah, you can pop a FATE Point)
109Reality Glitch: ((Mostly just mingling at the party, near the snack-and-drink table.))
110Selene: The mouse walks up to the fennec calmly "Ah, Good day, Ms. Flanagan, it is an honor to meet you!" Selene will play it cool for now even if Flanagan seems to be a bit...excited.
111Casper: (Hm... Ah heck, let's take a cost. I was hoping to showcase how Casper should never be let within 100 meters of a party anyways. XD Maybe have me find a way, but a party guest or something engages with us before we can take that way?)
112Ryusui: (i was just gonna have the guards spot you casing the joint but i like your idea better >8D )
113Reality Glitch: ((The robes also cover my wings, so anyone there might mistake me for an exotice reptile if they aren't skilled at identifying dragons.))
114Casper: (Are dragons even a big deal in this world?)
115Ryusui: <@!Casper>: A-ha! A window carelessly left half-open, leading in from the garden just outside the great hall. You're just about to make your move when <@!Sanchez> feels a tug on his sleeve.
116Sanchez: Sanchez: "God damn, not this arm too man..." He turns his head to the tugging, "Uh..."
117Reality Glitch: ((I was thinking normal, but rare.))
118Ryusui: <@Reality Glitch>: "So what are *you* doing here?" You know that voice, Eli.
119Ryusui: "Don't I know you, sonny?" You *don't* know that voice, <@!Sanchez>, but it turns out to belong to a nearsighted old corgi lady, a big smile on her face as she squints at you.
120Sanchez: He looks and squints back, "Uhhhhh, I don't think you got the right spider..."
121Reality Glitch: A quick "なに!" goes through my head before turning around to visually confirm the voice’s identity.
122Ryusui: <@!Selene> "Awww, Seleeeeene, don't be like that!" Heather says, managing to pout and smile at the same time. "C'mon, don't tell me you forgot the *concert!*" She giggles: "We got *sooooo* drunk."
123Ryusui: <@Reality Glitch>: You have your own vulpine to contend with. Rika Tendragon is casually eating caviar-topped cheese on crackers within arm's reach of you.
124Ryusui: The last time you saw her, she'd handed you the map that led you to Merlin's Notes and the group you're currently traveling and working with. But that was, literally, another time.
125Ryusui: <@!Sanchez> "You're that man from TV, aren't you?" The corgi hasn't stopped smiling; in fact, she's smiling at the both of you, <@!Casper>. It's not clear whether she knows she's even looking at two people.
126Casper: Feeling his tugging meet some resistance, he turns around and marches up to the corgi lady. "Please unhand my charge, ma'am."
127Ryusui: <@!Casper>: The corgi blinks. "Oh, pardon me! Of course celebrities like you *have* to travel with a bodyguard," she chuckles. She lets go of <@!Sanchez>, but she doesn't seem intent on letting the two of you out of her sight.
128Reality Glitch: After a split second of a deer-in-the-headlights moment, I manage to squeak out "SoCiAl-\*cough\* Just came to socialize, I don't get out much and a friend of mine invited me."
129Sanchez: The spider has a look of absolute confusion and is just tugged away by Casper.
130Ryusui: <@Reality Glitch>: "Did you now? Then let me rephrase the question." She leans in close: "What did you *do.*"
131Casper: Casper leads him to the window, but doesn't motion to climb through. Has the old lady followed, or is she staying where she is, staring at them?
132Ryusui: She follows the whole while you're dragging Sanchez away.
133Selene: ...Oh, oh no, not *this* Flanagan. She remembers that one party years ago, *many* years ago, pretty shameful now that she thinks back on it, but of course, that's her opinion *now*.
134
135Of course it leaves her a bit stunned until she regains posture. "... Hah,  now I remember *that* night." She smiles. "Well, it *is* a pleasure to meet you again, Flaggy."
136Casper: (I take it the window is otherwise unwatched?)
137Ryusui: ( <@!Casper> yes)
138Ryusui: "You ***REMEMBERED!*** Awww! ❤ ❤ ❤ " She hugs you, and if the scene she's making wasn't turning heads before, it is *now.*
139Casper: Casper sighs and gets down. He hoists up the corgi lady and takes her with him through the window. (Can I spend a FATE point to ensure she's senile enough to not mind/even notice (at least not enough to cause a ruckus)?)
140Reality Glitch: "Iiii'mm not sure what you're talking about. Wait, why am I of interest to you, miss....?"  Feigning ignorance on my part since, last I checked, I didn't exist in this timeline until that day at the diner, so Rika shouldn't know who I am.
141Ryusui: ( <@!Casper> if you wanna roll like that, sure XD)
142Selene: Selene gives every single one of the party-goers looking at them a *What are you looking at?* stare as she hugs Flanagan.
143
144"I'm surprised to see you became the CEO after all this time, how has life treated your father?"
145Casper: (So we get a *Kooky Tagalong* aspect, but no free invokes against us; direct cost averted with a FATE point, mechanically speaking, but keeping the complication that it implies.)
146Ryusui: <@Reality Glitch> "Time is screwed and you're at the epicenter. Do you think I can't *smell* it on you? That I'm *blind* to the fractal trails you're leaving behind? You and your little *menagerie* are lit up like a *neon sign.*"
147Ryusui: <@!Casper> She's nearsighted enough she doesn't seem to realize she is literally talking to a wall now that you and <@!Sanchez> are inside. "You wouldn't mind giving an old lady an autograph, now, would you? Mister? Sir? You wouldn't mind, would you?..."
148Casper: (Did I stutter? I carried her in with me. XD)
149Ryusui: <@!Selene> "In the hospital again," Heather pouts. "But he'll get better. He always gets better. What about you?" She grins. "How's the family doing?"
150Ryusui: (oop, missed that part, sorry)
151Reality Glitch: "Uuuuhhhh...."  The look on my face would be priceless if this were a prank show, complete with a raised hand trembling near my head in an aborted "Um, Actually" gesture.
152Ryusui: <@!Casper> She doesn't protest as you haul her through the window with <@!Sanchez>. "Ooh, are we going on an adventure, Mr. TV Show Star?" she giggles. "Why, I'm sure I've got one or two more of those in me!"
153Selene: Ah, that question pierced her, she smiles as she looks to the stars to gain a few more seconds before giving her an answer...
154Selene: "Haven't talked with them in a while, to be honest."
155Casper: He sets her down once "inside" in the hyperbolic sense. "Sanchez, you know the way?"
156Reality Glitch: "I'm worried about your mental health ma'am.  Even I now to keep a role-play's in-character moments confined to the gaming-table."
157Sanchez: The spider's face is now visibly contorted into a face that screams, 'wut' before turning to Casper. "I guess? I haven't had the time to get my bearrings."
158Ryusui: <@Reality Glitch>: She puts a hand on your shoulder and something *hisses* out of her sleeve and wraps itself around your neck - not enough to hurt, or even to hold you, but enough to make her displeasure clear. "Play dumb all you like. I know this for certain: in another timeline, *I* was the trigger that led to you obtaining Merlin's Notes and then...doing whatever the hell it is you ended up doing with them. And you're not the only ones trying to put them back together."
159Casper: "Take your time, then, and let's go."
160Ryusui: <@!Casper>, <@!Sanchez>, after a moment it becomes clear that this is a currently-unoccupied guest room. There should be a hallway outside, and from there just a couple turns till you reach the security room.
161Ryusui: Of course, the door is closed, and there's no telling who if anyone might be outside at present, or otherwise between you and your destination.
162Sanchez: "Do you just wanna go out and hope that nobody is in these halls?" Sanchez asks, looking back at Casper. "Like, the security room is just a few turns down."
163Reality Glitch: I was about to abort her shoulder touch, but the *thing around my neck* caused me greater alarm.  Stumbling back a couple steps, hands at my own throat to remove whatever it is.
164Ryusui: <@!Selene>: "Ah." She looks mischievous: "Parents caught you spending too much on the good stuff, amirite?" She giggles again and whispers: "You know, I really shouldn't be telling you this, but I can let you have some of my stash if you *really really need it...*"
165Reality Glitch: I am definitely making at like a minor scene.
166Ryusui: <@Reality Glitch>: It comes away easily, for whatever it's worth. This does not stop Rika from continuing to be in your face.
167Casper: (Can I roll Awareness to determine the situation outside?)
168Ryusui: There's a faint twinkle in the air. You can't be sure, but Rika *may* have cast some sort of glamour to keep others from noticing you and her.
169Ryusui: ( <@!Casper> yes)
170Casper: !f 3 (Awareness)
171DiscoDude: <@Casper> rolled 4dF+3 for 2 [4dF = [+][ ][-][-]]
172Casper: (<@!Selene>, we'll be at the security room soon I hope. Think about steering the conversation towards the page.)
173Casper: (<@Ryusui>, my result? Or can I decide on it?)
174Ryusui: <@!Casper> Cracking the door cautiously reveals a security guard on patrol outside. He yawns every now and then, but he has a radio and a nightstick on his belt.
175Reality Glitch: Breathing heavily to calm myself down after that shock, I respond with "Thanks for the cryptic advice, but competition is practically a given."; though, I technically didn't think about that until now.  "Interesting performance you did there, though.  Are you on that list of competitors?"
176Casper: Casper sneaks up and sleeper holds the guard until he's out like a light. Then he drags him into the bedroom. (Using my Ninja stunt to auto-win. What species is he? Is a disguise viable?)
177Ryusui: (dog-guy)
178Ryusui: (and yeah you could take his clothes/gear and hide him under the bed or something XD)
179Selene: Selene chuckles "Oh please, the least I want is getting you into *more* trouble akin to the old times..." She remains silent for a moment "...Besides, I think I'll be able to fix the problem by myself soon enough." 
180
181Selene attempts to steer the conversation away to another more *useful* subject. "How about the party? I Saw you were showcasing quite the strange collection, Antique relics, company documents and....a page? That sure took me by surprise."
182Ryusui: "Ooh! Are you filming? Are you filming an actual episode right here with me watching?" the corgi-lady croons. "Oh! Or maybe it's a *movie!* Are you making a movie, mister?"
183Casper: (Can Sanchez feasibly take the disguise? Casper is better at simply staying out of sight.)
184Casper: "Sure."
185Ryusui: (if he doesn't mind keeping some of his arms tucked in XD)
186Ryusui: <@!Selene> "Oh, man, the *page.* I gotta show you the *page!* It's *wild!*" She giggles and starts tugging you towards the stairs leading up to the mezzanine.
187Sanchez: "...You want me to look like some weird malformed bug guy?" He says, looking at the disguise.
188Ryusui: <@Reality Glitch>: "...Not as such. Consider this a warning: there'll be danger so long as you're sniffing after those pages. Not just for you, either."
189Selene: Selene follows her, there is a smirk on her face as Flanagan drags her along....*Jackpot.*
190Casper: "I'll take it if you won't, but I'm better at outright stealth."
191Reality Glitch: I give an exasperated sigh; "Ma'am that's been my life for the past several *decades*, my time.  I know what I'm doing."
192Ryusui: *"Your* life," Rika hisses. "Have you once considered the *fallout* from your chase?"
193Ryusui: (<@!Casper>, <@!Sanchez>, how are you two gonna proceed?)
194Casper: (If Sanchez isn't wearing the disguise, I am, but only then. Either way, I presume we head to the security room.)
195Reality Glitch: "You think I don't know what happens when I mess-up?"  My emotions are a little riled at this point.  "People *dying* is the *least* of my worries."
196Sanchez: ( Yea, we're heading to the security room. )
197Casper: (Are you wearing the disguise?)
198Ryusui: <@!Selene>: Eyes continue to follow you as Heather leads you to the display room on the second floor, giggling like a little girl the whole time.
199Sanchez: ( Nah, just wearing my usual six armed suit )
200Casper: (Got it; it's on me then.)
201Ryusui: The room itself is impressive. The lighting is more subdued than on the great hall, and the floor is pale checkerboard marble. There are paintings hanging on the walls under protective sheets of glass, and various exhibits on the floor on pedestals, also protected by glass capsules.
202Ryusui: The page she's leading you towards appears to be in the back. Fortunately, none of the handful of guests examining the other exhibits seem to be paying the two of you any attention.
203Ryusui: <@!Casper>, <@!Sanchez>, you waste no time making your way to the unmarked white door leading to the security room.
204Reality Glitch: "Letting just any old shmoe have their hands on even a single page can seriously shake things up, with unpredictable consequences, might I add."  I'm taken aback by my own statement. "Look at me, I sound like Shooty-Looty McNo-Chill."
205Casper: Casper shoos the others to the side and knocks.
206Reality Glitch: "But the bird has a point: *anyone* having those pages is dangerous."
207Ryusui: <@!Casper> "Hmmmmyes? Who is it?"
208Reality Glitch: I give a tired sigh and relax.  "I think I liked it better when your stalking of me was out of infatuation."
209Selene: For every look, Selene would give a cold stare in return, who the hell are they to judge *her friend?*
210
211But then they finally arrive, she looks at the paintings being showcased before fixating her eyes on the exhibit on the back as they walk towards it, so close...yet a whole glass and security system apart.
212Casper: "We've received reports of a theft from a guest. I need to check footage of the area."
213Ryusui: <@Reality Glitch>: "Infatuation." She repeats the word, then laughs. "There's a whole other *me* felt that way, and you *killed* her and left *me* standing in her place. That's the kind of stakes you're playing for." Her expression softens, just a little: "If you're as smart as you think you are, you'll take my advice and get out of here as soon as you can."
214Ryusui: <@!Casper>: The door cracks open and a pasty white ferret in thick glasses peeks out. "Seriously? Untreated kleptomania, that's what I'd call it. Come on in. It's my job too if they sneak something *important* off the premises."
215Casper: Is he the only one in the room?
216Ryusui: The door opens the rest of the way.
217Ryusui: (yes)
218Ryusui: The security room is lit only by banks of monitors.
219Ryusui: Most of it is analog feeds from various security cameras, but there are a couple of computer terminals.
220Ryusui: I should mention, the corgi-lady is gone, and neither of you are quite sure *where* you lost her.
221Casper: Casper attempts to pull him around into a sleeper hold like his co-worker, stepping inside as he does so.
222Casper: (Is that Fight?)
223Ryusui: (sure XD)
224Casper: !f 5 (Fight)
225DiscoDude: <@Casper> rolled 4dF+5 for 4 [4dF = [-][-][ ][+]]
226Ryusui: !f 0
227DiscoDude: <@Ryusui> rolled 4dF+0 for 0 [4dF = [ ][ ][-][+]]
228Ryusui: He barely resists as you knock him out.
229Casper: (Would getting a boost from the SWS negate the clean win?)
230Ryusui: (no, it wouldn't; name the boost)
231Casper: *-Nothing Wrong Here-*
232Ryusui: <@!Sanchez>, there's nothing standing between you and the security systems.
233Ryusui: <@!Selene>: Heather excitedly taps a code into a security console. The panel beeps, and the glass slides down.
234Casper: (Work fast, <@!Sanchez>!)
235Ryusui: <@!Sanchez>, i should add, if you look, one of the monitors just registered a security code entry.
236Reality Glitch: "And let someone less experienced mess things up even more?  That sounds rather irresponsible of me.  I should at least prevent my mistakes from being repeated."
237Ryusui: <@!Selene>: She takes the page off the pedestal. The edges are well-worn and starting to curl; the whole thing has begun to pick up the yellow-brown of age. There are formulae and ciphers and all manner of arcane scribbling on it. If it has a power, you can't imagine how to unlock it, or what it might be.
238Ryusui: "Look at this." She holds the paper up to the light.
239Selene: (OH GOD)
240Selene: Selene watches intensely, She actually just grabbed the damn page, and that's enough to make her sweat.
241Casper: (To be clear, "she" means the hostess, right?)
242Ryusui: <@Reality Glitch>: "What do you think happens to a thing when you affect its origin?" Rika asks this question calmly, candidly.
243Ryusui: (yes, Heather took the page and is holding it up to the light.)
244Casper: (Meanwhile, the other fox is just blowing straight past Eli's argument. XD)
245Ryusui: <@!Selene>: Whatever magic you might be expecting to happen...doesn't. Instead, Heather seems enamored by the faint writing which appears on the sheet when held up to the light.
246Ryusui: ( <@!Sanchez>, you there? )
247Reality Glitch: "It fundamentally changes what the thing is, but considering you're own argument, I doubt you'd want me to try changing things back, or risking anyone else changing it further."
248Selene: "This is...amazing." Is all Selene can say, obviously she can't know what it does, but one thing she does know is that this is the *real deal.* If she was to do anything, she had to be *careful.*
249Ryusui: <@Reality Glitch>: A grim smile crosses Rika's face. "What happens if its origin is *after* the point where it presently exists, though?"
250Sanchez: ( Yea I'm here )
251Casper: (Computers are open to you.)
252Sanchez: Sanchez cracks his many hands and gets to work...
253Sanchez: !f 5
254DiscoDude: <@Sanchez> rolled 4dF+5 for 8 [4dF = [+][ ][+][+]]
255Sanchez: ( That's my computers skill )
256Casper: (Attempting to do what, come to think of it? Shut off all alarms?)
257Sanchez: ( Probably just open the glass encasing the document and turn off alarms )
258Reality Glitch: "That was not my own doing."  My voice raises again at the perceived attack on myself, before returning, though, still stern.  "The pages are fickle and capricious, all the more reason to keep them out of *everyone's* hands."
259Ryusui: <@!Selene>: It's three letters: `FPC`, emblazoned inside a circle. Heather giggles: "It's amazing, isn't it? It's a watermark. Our company watermark, in a piece of paper that had to have existed *years* before my ancestor founded it. And you know the best part?" She pulls a blank sheet of paper out from the front of her dress, apparently packed there just so she can show off this party trick. "Our company's never actually *used* this design yet. See?" She holds up the blank sheet, and the watermark is the word `Flanagan` instead. "A piece of paper...from the past...that's also from the *future.*" She gives you a crazy grin. "I mean, *I* think it's a hoax, but it's pretty cool regardless, isn't it?"
260Reality Glitch: ((I think now is a Good (+3) time to have my **Logical Arguments** stunt come into play.))
261Ryusui: ( <@!Sanchez> gets the win! But I'd like to give Selene and Eli a chance to react before things advance on that front... )
262Sanchez: ( Sure sure, no problem! )
263Ryusui: <@Reality Glitch>: "It's not going to *be* your doing," Rika hisses. "You're standing at ground zero of something that's going to...that's going to make whatever *you* did look like that kid Marty's screwup in *Back to the Future.*" She dopeslaps herself: "Wait, wait, spoilers..."
264Reality Glitch: I give a genuine smile.  "Don't worry it's a classic for me."
265Casper: (Press for details!)
266Selene: "Well...color me surprised, it really is interesting!" She looks at both papers again to corroborate the differences, effectively, the real merlin note, time altering marvel... Written in the paper from her friend's company. The world truly is small. 
267
268"But, where did you find it? Surely it could be a prototype made before the company was formed..."
269Reality Glitch: I return to a stern face.  "But I'm trying my hardest to prevent any paradoxes.  I just hope neither Doctor Who's, Homestuck's, nor Futurerama's interpretation of paradox resolution, or *worse* apply when another idiot unwittingly causes it."
270Reality Glitch: "
271Ryusui: <@!Selene>: "Hell of a coincidence if that were true, though, huh? FPC watermark before Flanagan Paper existed?" She looks at the FPC watermark again. "The story I heard is my great great great grandfather just...found it on his desk one day. He thought it was garbage till he happened to notice the watermark. Kept it around like a good luck charm. I mean...that's the *story.* Could be just a family fairy tale." She giggles.
272Reality Glitch: Then my face fills with forlorn "Do you at least remember being the you from the other timeline?"
273Ryusui: <@!Sanchez>: The security system for the page has been deactivated. Of course, there's no obvious change on Selene's end, because the page is currently outside its containment.
274Sanchez: "...Uh...Apparently the paper is outside the glass now?" He turns to Casper. "Like...GO AND GET IT??"
275Sanchez: "Before somebody steps on it?"
276Sanchez: He seems increasingly worried.
277Casper: Casper looks at the security feed.
278Ryusui: <@Reality Glitch> "I didn't at first. Now I do. Pieces. Fragments." She takes a deep breath. "There are things more powerful than time. *People* more powerful than time. The Notes...they can do things you can't imagine. And there's someone who wants to see the full extent of that power."
279Ryusui: <@!Casper>: Heather and Selene are in the display room. Heather is holding the page and showing it off to Selene. As far as either you or <@!Sanchez> can tell, no magical time-warping mojo has come into play yet.
280Casper: "Hostess has it. Selene is with her. No chicanery yet."
281Reality Glitch: "You do realize that only *feeds* into my argument of *actively* stopping people from using them at all, right?"
282Casper: (Maybe ask her to stop being cryptic and just tell you what's about to happen?)
283Sanchez: Sanchez rubs his eyes, "Oh, yea, must be going nuts."
284Reality Glitch: ((And how will that clarify how we should go about stopping it?))
285Ryusui: <@Reality Glitch>: "And how can I *trust* you? I *know* what happened the *last* time you got involved. How do I know letting things run their course, however they might turn out, will be any better than letting you *meddle?!?*"
286Ryusui: "If I tell you what's going to happen, you'll try to stop it. And if you try to stop it, *things. Will. Get. Worse.*"
287Casper: (Because we can't even begin to figure that out if we don't even know what causes it or what it even is.)
288Ryusui: (any further response, btw, <@!Selene>?)
289Selene: "Hahaha...It would be *hilarious* if it was a coincidence..." Shit. Shit shit shit, She can just take it right now, the others would probably we waiting for her to take it so they can get her out...but would she really just snatch it from Heather's hands like that? ...Shit.
290Reality Glitch: "First of all, Holiday scattering the pages (and her own essence) across time would have happened even without my attempts to escape this decade the quick way, which I now see is a flawed goal to begin with; and if you truly do not trust that I won't use them myself, I'm more than willing to accept your assistance in my endeavors."
291Ryusui: <@!Sanchez>, the outdoor feed cameras just turned to static.
292Ryusui: <@Reality Glitch>, there is a faint sound of helicopter rotors.
293Casper: Casper is on the move.
294Ryusui: Rika smiles sadly at you: "It's already starting."
295Casper: Casper tries to make his way back to the party.
296Ryusui: <@!Casper> it'll be a roll to get back to the floor in a timely fashion!
297Casper: (Athletics?)
298Ryusui: (gimme :3 )
299Casper: !f 3 (Athletics)
300DiscoDude: <@Casper> rolled 4dF+3 for 2 [4dF = [-][ ][-][+]]
301Ryusui: (success at a cost, or boost?)
302Casper: (Can I use the boost I got from the takedown?)
303Ryusui: (sure)
304Casper: (Then I do.)
305Ryusui: <@!Selene>, you notice the party has gone silent. Even Heather seems perplexed.
306Reality Glitch: "You know, I have the distict feeling you don't believe your own arguments.  'Til meet again."  I make a mad dash for the front exit, veiling myself along the way.
307Ryusui: And now, you, too, can hear the *chop-chop-chop* of approaching helicopters.
308Ryusui: (gratz Eli, you just gave Rika exactly what she wanted)
309Casper: When Casper makes his way out to the party, he makes a beeline to the stairs.
310Reality Glitch: ((The running, the magic, or the being distracted by the dialog?))
311Ryusui: (running)
312Selene: She looks around... putting aside the matter of stealing the note. she notices something isn't right "Flaggy? Is it me or is something wrong?"
313Ryusui: There's a sound of shattering glass. Men in black body armor are leaping into the great hall on all sides. Some of them are aiming their guns at the partygoers. A couple are making their way with purpose towards the stairs.
314Casper: (Casper is ahead of them, I think.)
315Ryusui: <@!Casper>, you reach the great hall just in time to spot two armored soldiers with assault rifles about to ascend to the mezzanine.
316Ryusui: <@!Sanchez>, I assume you're still at the security room?
317Reality Glitch: ((Note: I'm trying to go invisible here.))
318Casper: He pulls out pistols and starts shooting at the two.
319Ryusui: ( <@Reality Glitch>, I'll give you your invisibility as an aspect right now, but what are you going to do next with it? )
320Casper: !f 4 (Shoot)
321DiscoDude: <@Casper> rolled 4dF+4 for 7 [4dF = [+][ ][+][+]]
322Ryusui: (to be clear are you trying to shoot at both of them, <@!Casper>?)
323Reality Glitch: ((Escape the party unscathed.))
324Casper: (Yes, splitting the roll.)
325Ryusui: !f 3
326DiscoDude: <@Ryusui> rolled 4dF+3 for 3 [4dF = [ ][ ][+][-]]
327Ryusui: !f 3
328DiscoDude: <@Ryusui> rolled 4dF+3 for 3 [4dF = [+][-][ ][ ]]
329Sanchez: ( ye i'm at the room still )
330Casper: (Enough to beat one, tie another?)
331Ryusui: (okay, both these goons have a single 2-shift stress box, so it's three shifts for a clean takedown. You wanna take one down?)
332Casper: (Yeah. "Reduce enemy attacks" is a top priority.)
333Reality Glitch: ((But <@!Casper> got 7 shift; wouldn't that be 3 and 4?))
334Ryusui: <@!Sanchez> "Oh, hello there, Mr. TV Man!" It's the corgi-lady again. "Are you filming this time?" It's almost enough to distract you from the fact that the cameras show that the party hall has become a hostage situation.
335Casper: (They each have a [2] stress box.)
336Ryusui: Casper's just busted onto the scene and unloaded on one goon, who goes down. The other one doesn't hesitate to run up the stairs.
337Casper: Casper runs after him.
338Sanchez: The spider looks at the lady, "How did you even get invited to a party like this?"
339Selene: "...We have to hide." Selene is now dragging *Heather * towards the nearest bathroom, not giving a damn in the world about the note, but hoping the shock will make her friend clinch to it.
340Reality Glitch: ((Again, 3 shifts on a [2] goon and 4 shifts on another would take them both out, wouldn't they?))
341Casper: (They both rolled 3.)
342Reality Glitch: ((Oh!  Must have missed that.))
343Ryusui: <@!Casper>: ***"STOP WHERE YOU ARE!"*** A couple of warning shots ring out. The other goons have taken notice of you. You can follow their instructions, or run after the goon and take a set of defense rolls as you're shot at!
344Reality Glitch: ((The chat is moving so fast now.))
345Ryusui: <@!Selene>: "N-no bathrooms," Heather stammers. "But...hidden exit..." She stumbles a bit on her high-heeled sandals as she tries to lead you towards a seemingly ordinary patch of wall.
346Casper: I stop and drop a flash grenade before continuing. (What do I roll for that? Would it be to Overcome, if I'm just preventing attacks, or Create an Advantage to make their attacks less effective?)
347Ryusui: (it'll be Create Advantage, vs. 2 to succeed. Bear in mind you'll still be missing a step while the goon charges the display room!)
348Casper: (Oh, wait! Never mind. I forgot I had a stunt that made it harder to hit me.) Casper keeps running.
349Ryusui: (okie-dokie, here we go! ❤ )
350Ryusui: !f 3
351DiscoDude: <@Ryusui> rolled 4dF+3 for 3 [4dF = [+][ ][ ][-]]
352Ryusui: !f 3
353DiscoDude: <@Ryusui> rolled 4dF+3 for 3 [4dF = [+][-][ ][ ]]
354Ryusui: !f 3
355DiscoDude: <@Ryusui> rolled 4dF+3 for 3 [4dF = [+][-][+][-]]
356Ryusui: (**`DODGE THIS`**)
357Casper: (Is that all of them?)
358Ryusui: (yes)
359Casper: !f 5 (Athletics + {Preternatural Reflexes})
360DiscoDude: <@Casper> rolled 4dF+5 for 7 [4dF = [ ][ ][+][+]]
361Selene: Selene drags Heather towards the wall. "Quick, Open the exit, I'll Look out while you do it." She then starts looking around for shady people.
362Casper: (Is that enough to dodge all of them?)
363Ryusui: (roll for each)
364Ryusui: (so two more rolls)
365Casper: !f 5
366DiscoDude: <@Casper> rolled 4dF+5 for 7 [4dF = [+][+][ ][ ]]
367Casper: !f 5
368DiscoDude: <@Casper> rolled 4dF+5 for 7 [4dF = [+][+][-][+]]
369Ryusui: (not even a damn challenge XD)
370Ryusui: <@!Selene>: You look towards the exit to the mezzanine just in time to see a soldier in black armor level an assault rifle at you. You can't be sure *which* of the two of you he intends to kill but it certainly doesn't seem he'll mind killing you *both*.
371Ryusui: And <@!Casper> is right behind him.
372Ryusui: ( <@!Sanchez>, <@Reality Glitch>, anything the two of you want to try doing? )
373Casper: Casper flinches in phantom pain as he ascends, causing him to hesitate right as a bullet impacts the next step, side-steps out of the way of the next would-be hit, and finally leaps the last few steps before a final spray would have bit his heels. Casper attempts to take down the soldier.
374Reality Glitch: ((Already said: I'm making like a tree and getting out of here.))
375Casper: !f 5 (Fight)
376DiscoDude: <@Casper> rolled 4dF+5 for 3 [4dF = [-][-][-][+]]
377Ryusui: !f 3
378DiscoDude: <@Ryusui> rolled 4dF+3 for 2 [4dF = [+][-][-][ ]]
379Ryusui: (i'm going to spend a bad guy FATE Point on [Hardened Elite Soldier])
380Casper: (I'm assuming I got like 3 *-Adrenalin Rush-* boosts from all of those defense SWSs? I spend them.)
381Ryusui: (SHIT)
382Ryusui: (I DIDN'T EVEN THINK OF THOSE XD XD XD)
383Ryusui: (well hell just flavor it)
384Selene: (ALRIGHT, I WILL USE [We Can Talk About This] to try and get ourselves *not* killed.)
385Casper: Casper drives a knife into the back of the thug's neck just as he raises his gun.
386Sanchez: Sanchez decides it's a good idea as any to turn on the sprinkler system, pressing a button to start a fire alarm. "I'm helping." He says, smiling to himself.
387Ryusui: <@!Casper>, <@!Selene>, the goon goes down.
388Ryusui: And...the sprinklers turn on.
389Casper: "Target secured?"
390Ryusui: A fire alarm starts ringing.
391Ryusui: Heather is still gripping the page tightly.
392Reality Glitch: (("Sanchhez, you idiot."))
393Casper: (Couldn't have tried to lower security shutters or something, could you. XD)
394Sanchez: (( :^) ))
395Selene: Seeing the guy aiming weapons at her go down, made her turn towards Heather. "Is the exit open yet?!" She tries to sound as soft as possible, but there is a limit to how much she can restrain herself.
396Reality Glitch: ((What do I see once I'm out of the mansion? (Other than that the sprinklers are on.)))
397Ryusui: <@!Selene>, she pauses for a moment, then fumbles with a hidden catch. A door into darkness opens.
398Selene: (Is Casper on my Line of Sight?)
399Ryusui: <@Reality Glitch>: There's two black helicopters overhead, and at least a dozen soldiers covering the partygoers.
400Ryusui: <@!Selene>, yes, you and Casper can see each other.
401Ryusui: And yeah, <@!Sanchez>, you can see where Casper just took out a goon that was about to kill Selene and Heather.
402Sanchez: Sanchez looks, "Ah that's bloody..." He says, "good thing water is on."
403Casper: After making sure no one was immediately following him up, Casper gets out a flashlight and aims a pistol down the corridor, before going back on foyer-side overwatch. (That's the plan, anyways.)
404Selene: She looks at Casper and points towards the exit. "I'll take care of her, We will rendezvous later!" She then proceeds to hurry Heather along the exit. "I got a friend or two that will take care of this, for now, we run."
405Casper: "That can close behind you, right? I think it would be better if we both went in."
406Reality Glitch: I make for my get-away from the whole ordeal under cover of magic.
407Casper: "I'm a trained fighter, but I wouldn't like my odds out there."
408Casper: Casper moves to follow them.
409Selene: "Then HURRY!" She doesn't stop for Casper, her concern lays with Flanagan for now.
410Casper: (Can the door close behind us?)
411Ryusui: (there's a handle on the inside, yes)
412Casper: Casper makes sure to close the door behind them before anyone else can barge in and see it.
413Casper: (He keeps his flashlight out, of course.)
414Ryusui: <@!Sanchez>, you see the rest of the group make their getaway. The corgi-lady is still waiting outside, still smiling obliviously. "This is the most fun I've had in *ages*," she croons.
415Sanchez: "Uh huh...yea, hey can you escort me out?" He asks the lady, "I'll sign whatever you want."
416Ryusui: "Oh, how *polite!*" the corgi-lady giggles. She pulls out an old napkin: "Can you sign it 'To Esther, My Biggest Fan'?"
417Sanchez: He nods and starts signing away in fancy cursive. "Alright, now let's go outside, yea?"
418Ryusui: "This is the *best day of my life,*" she says like a star-struck schoolgirl. She takes you by the hand and...well, you can't be certain she knows the way out, but she does take you down a corridor which happens to have the other end of a certain secret passage.
419Ryusui: <@!Casper>, <@!Selene>, the hidden passage opens up into a hallway, and you come out right in front of <@!Sanchez> and the corgi-lady.
420Ryusui: Heather still looks petrified.
421Sanchez: "Mission accomplished?" He says, looking at the bird.
422Casper: (To be clear, do the bad guys have the building completely surrounded?)
423Ryusui: (They're focused on the main hall right now, but if you don't escape soon they *will* cut off your escape routes.)
424Casper: "Let's move."
425Ryusui: It doesn't take much effort to find a guestroom facing away from the mayhem happening up front, with an easily-openable window leading out into unoccupied darkness.
426Casper: "This way, miss." He gestures to Heather.
427Ryusui: Heather drops to her knees. "Th-they were...they were gonna..." The corgi-lady steps up: "Oh, you poor little girl. Candy?" She pulls out a piece of taffy in a paper wrapper, offers it to Heather...and Heather just starts breaking down crying.
428Casper: Casper takes the taffy and throws it behind him. "Yum. Can someone calm her down?"
429Selene: Selene is currently making sure Heather doesn't stop moving, holding her free hand and using the other to pat her back.  "Shhh, Its gonna be fine, we are gonna get out."
430Casper: (Thinking that someone should roll Insight.)
431Casper: (That's the skill for "WIPE! CONSOLE!" right?)
432Ryusui: (someone sure can, or you can just bundle her up and haul her out the window XD)
433Casper: (Casper will roll his eyes and do just that if nobody wants to roll it. His Insight is Mediocre (+0).)
434Selene: (Aw goddamit, I'll do it, Insight +2 here we go.)
435Selene: !f 2
436DiscoDude: <@Selene> rolled 4dF+2 for 3 [4dF = [ ][+][-][+]]
437Selene: (Oh hey, the dice didn't screw me over)
438Ryusui: Heather's crying is reduced to whimpering, and she composes herself just enough to get back to her feet and make her way out the window of her own accord.
439Ryusui: What are you going to do with the corgi-lady?
440Sanchez: "Let's bring her too, why not." Sanchez says, shrugging, "She is like a grandma, grandmas aren't dangerous."
441Casper: (Hm... not sure. On the surface, there's no reason to take her. If a goon were to find her, she'd just be another hostage. No reason to think we're automatically consigning her to death. But... I dunno. I'll let you guys decide.)
442Casper: "You help her through the window then, I'm done with this nonsense." Casper climbs out and keeps vigil as he escorts Heather.
443Ryusui: "Are we still on an adventure?" Esther(?) asks.
444Casper: "We're not taking her to the van, though; only enough for her to get out of dodge and call the authorities."
445Reality Glitch: ((I'm sure Sanchez would be remembering *some* of their new past at this point.))
446Reality Glitch: ((Aren't the hostage takers the authorities?))
447Ryusui: (it's impossible to say who for sure they work for)
448Casper: (Are we off the property now?)
449Ryusui: (you are indeed. Heather and the corgi-lady are with you. For whatever it's worth, the corgi-lady seems impossible to shake. XD)
450Casper: Casper takes her to a nearby phone booth. "Okay, want to be in a scene? Call 9-1-1, and say that those *bad* men are taking people hostage at `insert manse address`. Helicopters and everything. Think you can do that?" Casper is thoroughly "done" with Esther at this point.
451Casper: (For the record, it doesn't become 911 until after 9/11.)
452Reality Glitch: ((But aren't we in America?))
453Ryusui: (uh?)
454Ryusui: (it's been 911 in the US all my life)
455Reality Glitch: ((Oh?))
456Ryusui: (there's an episode of The Adventures of Sonic the Hedgehog from the early '90s which ends in a "Sonic Sez" segment where Sonic tells kids not to call 911 unless it's an emergency)
457Ryusui: (it's 999 in the UK, yes, but it's been 911 in the US all my life)
458Casper: (Huh, could have sworn I heard...)
459Reality Glitch: ((^^))
460Ryusui: (and I was born shortly before when this game would be taking place XD)
461Casper: (Okay, fixed. Guess I was misinformed.)
462Ryusui: Esther *squees* at the idea of being in a movie. "Okay, here we go...nine, one, one...uh, hello! There's a *hostage situation at...*yes...yes, come quickly! Okay, thank you! Bye-bye!" She turns to you, without hanging up the receiver: "How'd I do?"
463Casper: (Dang it, I was planning on turning around and bolting when she picked up the receiver.)
464Reality Glitch: ((You still can.))
465Ryusui: (we can assume you're gone by the time she turns around)
466Ryusui: (of course what do <@!Selene> and <@!Sanchez> want to do with her? XD)
467Casper: Casper's all like "go, *go!*" in a shooing motion to get everyone to the van.
468Selene: Selene is still taking care of Heather, she only barely hears the 911 call. "Good, that will put some stop to this madness. Can't say I'm surprised though..." Selene barely cares about this Corgi Woman XD
469Reality Glitch: Meanwhile, I'm heading towards the van.
470Ryusui: Esther waits, silence her only response from the empty scene surrounding her. It slowly begins to dawn on her that you've left her alone. "...Hello?"
471Ryusui: So yeah, <@!Casper>, <@!Selene>, <@!Sanchez>, you're all back at the van now. I take it <@Reality Glitch> takes this opportunity to reveal himself?
472Reality Glitch: As I see the others rushing towards the van, I open it up and climb in, myself, before dropping the veil.
473Casper: (So, did Rika take the *rest* of us into account when she exposited all that nonsense? XD)
474Ryusui: In that case, the rest of you show up to find Eli already in the van. XD
475Reality Glitch: "Let's *go*!  I've got some things I need to tell you on the way."
476Casper: (Rika: "... *Where* is the earth-shattering *kaboom*?")
477Sanchez: Sanchez gets in the van. "Can we keep this fun lady around?" He asks, turning to the others. "At least until we can drop her back home?"
478Reality Glitch: "Less talking, more absconding!"
479Casper: "We already left her where she should be safe. No outsiders allowed in unless they're important to the mission. Now drive."
480Reality Glitch: "Then who is you fennec friend?" I say to Casper.
481Selene: "Get in, Flaggy, I don't think your house will be a safe spot for a while... So we will go to mine."
482Ryusui: Heather whimpers but complies.
483Ryusui: (running up on the four-hour mark; last lines, everybody? :3)
484Selene: "...I'm Sorry, Heather, we dragged you into this."
485Sanchez: "Wow, you guys got to keep somebody but I don't? This sucks." He pouts for a while but gets over it.
486Reality Glitch: "We might have a problem: someone remembers me from the previous timeline and they, are peeeeeeeeved.  I'm worried they are or are working for whomever 'called the choppas'."
487Casper: "Our course is clear if we're to find a resolution; identify the Enemy, and annihilate them at the core."
488Ryusui: As the van drives off, nobody spots the corgi-lady doggedly following on foot...
489Ryusui: ***MEANWHILE...***
490Ryusui: "The page was here. The *girl* was here. Now both are gone. Do explain this."
491Ryusui: Rika stands, eyes averted. "They were here. I attempted to prevent their interference but I only succeeded at convincing the wild card to leave. The others..."
492Ryusui: "The others outwitted a contingent of troops *I myself trained,*" the other speaker says, twirling his outsize handgun in emphasis. "Yet I have faith. I have patience. All is as the Notes will." He smirks: "If not today, then soon. We shall see what happens when we seize the reins of history from Methuselah's relics."
493Ryusui: As he walks off, Rika gives him a hard stare. She knows what she's up against, and doesn't dare make a move against him. But how he aims to achieve his goals...
494Ryusui: !end
495