Monday morning, March 3rd.

Time has passed since your last field work.  You have kept in touch with Padre Red in Z.  You have also discovered he is in contact with a group known as the Fellowship of St. Giles.  He is a contact, but not a full-blooded member, as it were.

The two of you go through your morning routine, though it is not as enjoyable for Israel with Rebekah no longer participating.  She has called once, but it was brief and somewhat lacking in details.

Jacob has spoken with Krystal, who is none the wiser on the events surrounding her promotion or recent business trip.

8am the two of you enter the Cloud basement and move your way into Sergei's office, as you have been instructed.  The door is unlocked, so you enter, as previously instructed, only to discover a lack of Sergei.  Presumably he will be here momentarily.

Ariel is outside the office, sorting through files.  Alex is typing away at a computer, occasionally giggling as "That Ben guy I haven't met yet" keeps sending him oddball things found on the internet.
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<OOC>Ok, refresh my memory, who is Alex?</OOC>

In reply to Jacob Williams (msg # 2):

Alex is an intern, largely used for his tech savvy (not that he's great, but everyone else around here is kinda terrible)

Strong faith, is sometimes guided by to be places and do things even though he doesn't understand it.  Most recently was given a magical sword and placed under the tutelage of Hattori Hanzo. Enthusiastic, happy to help, Alex has seen just enough to open his eyes to the wonder of the supernatural, without seeing so much as to jade his view, or fill him with terror.

Hanzo Hattori is a master swordsman and smith.  Interpol is currently keeping him hidden while providing him time and opportunity to train alex, his protege.

Angelica - former member of Cloud Taskforce Ghana.  After the events of Darfur the majority of CT Ghana were killed, the survivors separated to the different remaining teams.  Angelica is currently still undergoing PT due to damage received, and not cleared for field duty.  She is currently in charge of the office, making sure everything is in its place and filed properly.  Thankful to have something to do, being a desk jockey is clearly irritating her.

Ariel - Probational Agent, Ariel is the daughter of one of the more notorious cat-burglars of recent history.  A nephalim with an affinity for water, her exact abilities are, as yet, unknown.  Until recently the roommate of Rebekah, and one of her closest friends, despite the large differences between the two women.

Israel drops into a convenient seat appearing distracted, and whistling the theme from Tetris (the only Russian song he knows).  In reality he is studying the room, figuring it couldn't hurt to gather as much information as possible on his mysterious boss without said mysterious boss looking over his shoulder.

Eyes open especially for notes or folders loft on Sergei's desk - though he doubts Sergei would ever be so careless.

Investigate: 4

In reply to Israel Levy (msg # 4):

There is a file on Sergei's desk, a quick scan reveals the file contains details of your past missions, which makes sense considering this meeting is to review past missions and what all you've done.

Otherwise the desk is nice, but austere.  No pictures of family, no plants, just a calendar, and a place to hold pens and pencils.

(based on roll) You notice two things:  Firstly, Sergei's office has 2 walls, the other two are clear, it being set into a corner of the basement.  On one wall is a world map with various pins, thread, and markings.  It is behind his desk so he can swivel the chair and stare at it.  To the left is wooden bookshelf. Next to the bookshelf is a cork board with memos and pictures.  You recognize some of the faces as missing people, some are Bad Men.

On the bookshelf is a book that has obviously been read recently, and not pushed all the way back in.  You notice little things, like dust and the signs of cleaning.  Cobwebs form, he wipes, but there's tell-tale signs if you are a highly trained, semi-paranoid, observant former member of a group like, say, Moussad.

Cursory examination shows it to be a copy of The Gulag Archipelago, by Aleksandr Solzhenitsyn.  The spine is oddly formed and won't push in evenly.  You notice a lot of A.S.'s books.  (I'm going to need a roll or you pointing out an interest in Russian lit. to know if he has all, or what's missing.)

Also present are manuals on protocols for multiple law-enforcement agencies.  When they talk about doing things by the book, he has them.  All of them.

The other thing you notice in the room is a magical presence. Several, actually, from different locations. This is cursory, focusing will tell you more about stror concentration, location, etc.  2 sources on the bookshelf.