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6: Lakshadweep or Bust.

Posted by GM StarMasterFor group 0
GM StarMaster
GM, 424 posts
Wed 6 Feb 2019
at 21:36
  • msg #1

6: Lakshadweep or Bust

Back at the hangar, Maybelle has her choice of two airships to take a look at. What passes for an aerodrome here in Saint Dennis consists of 4 large Quonset-style hangars arranged like a cross around a central landing area. One of the hangars holds the Falcon--Remi's ship ((OOC: Game Map F)). The one next to it going clockwise has no doors on the front; it holds a black ship ((OOC: Game Map R)).

As you get closer, you realize that the doors of the second hangar--pieces of them, at any rate--are scattered all across the open area in front of the hangar, along with other debris. Fortunately, the bodies have all been removed.

Maybelle is introduced to Captain Remi, Matthew, and Professor Cavor. She hears mention of someone named Connor but apparently he's keeping an eye on Hugo.
Grimsby Baskerville
player, 626 posts
A Colonial agent
and wandering scholar
Thu 7 Feb 2019
at 03:15
  • msg #2

6: Lakshadweep or Bust

Grimsby arrives back at the hangars with the rest of the party and joins with ladies in explaining Maybelle's presence to Captain Remi, Matthew and Cavour, especially Captain Remi, since he is the one who would decide whether to allow Maybelle to travel on his ship.
Marian Holroy
player, 238 posts
English Author
Thu 7 Feb 2019
at 14:43
  • msg #3

6: Lakshadweep or Bust

Marian accompanies them, watching the newcomer to see if she was properly impressed. Someone like her had probably seen all kinds of wonderful things, but surely the airship would warrant a good reaction?

Seeing the bits of debris though distracts her and she suppresses the urge to shake her head. That had been...a mess. A frightening, terrifying, extremely loud mess. She couldn't wait to write about it in her next book!

Well what do you think Miss Diggory? she turns her attention back to the actress with a smile.
Maybelle Diggory
player, 20 posts
An actress.
Thu 7 Feb 2019
at 15:24
  • msg #4

6: Lakshadweep or Bust

"What do I think of it? Why, I think this is very interesting." Maybelle turned to the other girl with a smile.
Grimsby Baskerville
player, 627 posts
A Colonial agent
and wandering scholar
Fri 8 Feb 2019
at 03:29
  • msg #5

6: Lakshadweep or Bust

Grimsby remarked enigmatically, "I hope you continue to find it so."
Maybelle Diggory
player, 21 posts
An actress.
Fri 8 Feb 2019
at 21:01
  • msg #6

6: Lakshadweep or Bust

In reply to Grimsby Baskerville (msg # 5):

Maybelle glanced at him with an odd look upon her face, and continued to look around.
Mercy Kincaid
Player, 133 posts
English/Irish
Inventor/Adventuress
Fri 8 Feb 2019
at 21:49
  • msg #7

6: Lakshadweep or Bust

Mercy didn't know if she was being too forthright or perhaps trying to trip up Maybelle in case she was a Vril agent. After all, it wasn't that unlikely since they'd just met Maybelle outside the Vril Society booth. It certainly seemed reasonable to Mercy that they might have sent someone to infiltrate their group.

If they did, indeed, have strange mental powers, though, might they not have already learned what they wanted to? Like the fact that Mercy's group had stopped the explosion. For that matter, the Vril ladies hadn't seem all that concerned (not that Mercy observed, at any rate) about the big explosion not have occurred. Did they already know what had happened? Or had not been aware what the men were doing?

"The Vril men were trying to assassinate the Queen, along with all the other important people in attendance, with a great bomb set to go off during the opening ceremonies," Mercy explained to Maybelle.

"They had been planning on blowing open the hangar doors here for a quick escape. As near as we can tell, it was supposed to be a series of timed explosions. I... um... accidentally set them all off at once... when they weren't ready."

"I know I should feel bad that several of them died, but they were going to kill a lot more people. The accident let us find out about their plot... with enough time to stop it."

"So, that's what our day has been like."

"I'd invite you to join us, but not only isn't it my place, but I'm sure you have performances you need to do."

Maybelle Diggory
player, 22 posts
An actress.
Sat 9 Feb 2019
at 01:21
  • msg #8

6: Lakshadweep or Bust

"Yes, I really should be getting back to my troupe" Maybelle told Mercy.

"My word, you accidentally set off an explosion? That must have been terrifying. "
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