[Conspiracy] Borrowing Tools (Saturday 9-5-15 Morning)   Posted by Aeternitas.Group: 0
Keri Griffith
 Student, 69 posts
 Shocking!
Fri 7 Oct 2016
at 00:50
[Conspiracy] Borrowing Tools (Saturday 9-5-15 Morning)
Keri takes a look around.

16:49, Today: Keri Griffith rolled 15 using 1d20+5.  Perception.
Jameson Kronner
 NPC, 13 posts
 Handyman
Fri 7 Oct 2016
at 00:57
[Conspiracy] Borrowing Tools (Saturday 9-5-15 Morning)
Tony considers all the various clinks, clanks, bangs, and plops he has heard in the mansion and deduces that Jameson might be around back at this time if he's not in the gym attempting repairs there. It turns out that Jameson is behind the mansion, watering the small planters in the windows there.

He doesn't react to the duo's presence at first.
Tonauac 'Tony' Torres
 Student, 243 posts
 "The Coati Kid"
 I'm Smarter Than I Look
Fri 7 Oct 2016
at 01:03
[Conspiracy] Borrowing Tools (Saturday 9-5-15 Morning)
"Mr. Kronner?" Tony starts, "hi, uh...sorry to bother you...but we were wondering if you could help us?"
Jameson Kronner
 NPC, 14 posts
 Handyman
Fri 7 Oct 2016
at 01:07
[Conspiracy] Borrowing Tools (Saturday 9-5-15 Morning)
"What broke and where is it?" he asks, turning his head slightly to glance at the students out of the corner of his eyes while still mostly watching what he is doing.
Tonauac 'Tony' Torres
 Student, 244 posts
 "The Coati Kid"
 I'm Smarter Than I Look
Fri 7 Oct 2016
at 01:34
[Conspiracy] Borrowing Tools (Saturday 9-5-15 Morning)
"Nothing's broken---at least nothing we know of," Tony says.

"We're just wondering if we could get some stuff out of the industrial arts room. We're both techies, and were hoping to do some side-tinkering."
Jameson Kronner
 NPC, 15 posts
 Handyman
Fri 7 Oct 2016
at 01:36
[Conspiracy] Borrowing Tools (Saturday 9-5-15 Morning)
"What do you need?" he says, tossing the hose away and starting towards the tap to turn it off.
Keri Griffith
 Student, 72 posts
 Shocking!
Fri 7 Oct 2016
at 09:12
[Conspiracy] Borrowing Tools (Saturday 9-5-15 Morning)
Keri speaks up. "Well, some basic tools at least. Don't really know what's available."
Jameson Kronner
 NPC, 16 posts
 Handyman
Fri 7 Oct 2016
at 16:40
[Conspiracy] Borrowing Tools (Saturday 9-5-15 Morning)
"So, needlenose pliers, wire cutter, screwdrivers, that sort of thing? I think I have some solder I can spare as well," he says, starting off towards the combi-building.
Keri Griffith
 Student, 73 posts
 Shocking!
Fri 7 Oct 2016
at 22:09
[Conspiracy] Borrowing Tools (Saturday 9-5-15 Morning)
"Great! Yeah, we'll take anything you can spare," Keri says following after him. "I'm just getting fidgety with not being able to mess with stuff."
Jameson Kronner
 NPC, 17 posts
 Handyman
Fri 7 Oct 2016
at 22:23
[Conspiracy] Borrowing Tools (Saturday 9-5-15 Morning)
"I see. Mind if I ask what you're going to mess with?" he says, and Keri and Tony soon realize that while they're headed to the combi-building, they're aimed at the garage portion.
Tonauac 'Tony' Torres
 Student, 248 posts
 "The Coati Kid"
 I'm Smarter Than I Look
Sat 8 Oct 2016
at 01:40
[Conspiracy] Borrowing Tools (Saturday 9-5-15 Morning)
"Speakers for starters," Tony says. "Neither of us are as well-off as Donato, so we figured we'd try to trick out a sound system. After that, who knows?"

When they approach and enter the garage, Tony does his best to pay attention to how Jameson opens the garage, and looks for anything like air vents or crawl-ways for future reference. However, he tries his best not to look too nosy, which pretty much prevents him from getting a good look.


OOC:

Today: Tonauac 'Tony' Torres rolled 16 using 1d20.  Deception-Kronner. All hail the dice gods on that one. :-p

Today: Tonauac 'Tony' Torres rolled 9 using 1d20+5.  Perception-Looking around the garage area.


This message was last edited by the GM at 01:43, Sat 08 Oct 2016.

Jameson Kronner
 NPC, 18 posts
 Handyman
Sat 8 Oct 2016
at 01:48
[Conspiracy] Borrowing Tools (Saturday 9-5-15 Morning)


Jameson leads them to a door in the back of the garage, which opens to a stairwell. They go up the stairs, and back inside the building. This hallway has only three doors in it. Two have no signs, but one has a paper mandala or something much like it pinned above it. Jameson opens the one opposite to the marked door. Inside is a clean, spartan apartment.

"Hrm, might want some electromagnets in that case," he says as he starts digging into a large metal toolbox.
Keri Griffith
 Student, 75 posts
 Shocking!
Sat 8 Oct 2016
at 03:04
[Conspiracy] Borrowing Tools (Saturday 9-5-15 Morning)
"If you got some, sure," Keri gives Tony a quick grin behind Jameson's back. Her glances around are almost equally stymied by trying to conceal them.

19:02, Today: Keri Griffith rolled 12 using 1d20+5. Perception, garage.
Jameson Kronner
 NPC, 19 posts
 Handyman
Sat 8 Oct 2016
at 03:10
[Conspiracy] Borrowing Tools (Saturday 9-5-15 Morning)
Jameson puts the tools and other supplies into a bag, one of those reuseable store brand things, and offers them to Tony and Keri.

"These are mine, so be sure to return them. The bits that can be returned, anyway. Need anything else? Or do you have any questions?"
Tonauac 'Tony' Torres
 Student, 251 posts
 "The Coati Kid"
 I'm Smarter Than I Look
Sat 8 Oct 2016
at 04:01
[Conspiracy] Borrowing Tools (Saturday 9-5-15 Morning)
"Gotcha," Tony replies.

"Dunno if we need anything else right now...but do you think we could come back here to grab some things if that changes?"
Jameson Kronner
 NPC, 20 posts
 Handyman
Sat 8 Oct 2016
at 04:23
[Conspiracy] Borrowing Tools (Saturday 9-5-15 Morning)
"Sure, just come and find me. But do me a favour and ask for everything you didn't get this time, instead of one thing at a time, okay?"
Tonauac 'Tony' Torres
 Student, 252 posts
 "The Coati Kid"
 I'm Smarter Than I Look
Sat 8 Oct 2016
at 04:49
[Conspiracy] Borrowing Tools (Saturday 9-5-15 Morning)
"Sounds fair. We'll do our best," Tony says.
Keri Griffith
 Student, 76 posts
 Shocking!
Sat 8 Oct 2016
at 05:00
[Conspiracy] Borrowing Tools (Saturday 9-5-15 Morning)
"You got it, we'll make a list."
Jameson Kronner
 NPC, 21 posts
 Handyman
Sat 8 Oct 2016
at 16:21
[Conspiracy] Borrowing Tools (Saturday 9-5-15 Morning)
"Okay. I'm going back to work now, so get going," Jameson says, waving the two out of his apartment.
Tonauac 'Tony' Torres
 Student, 253 posts
 "The Coati Kid"
 I'm Smarter Than I Look
Sat 8 Oct 2016
at 16:23
[Conspiracy] Borrowing Tools (Saturday 9-5-15 Morning)
Once they get the tools and Keri is satisfied with the parts they need, he waves goodbye to Jameson.

"Thanks!" he says, and does his best to casually hurry away.

When the pair get back to a safe place to work, Tony lets out a sigh of relief.

"Phew, glad that's over. Based on our science class with the professor, I think you're taking the lead with this. Tell me what you need to do. My claws are at your disposal."

OOC:

Tonauac 'Tony' Torres rolled 17 using 1d20+5.  Technology-Aid Keri.

Keri Griffith
 Student, 77 posts
 Shocking!
Sat 8 Oct 2016
at 22:32
[Conspiracy] Borrowing Tools (Saturday 9-5-15 Morning)
"Ok, well, let's see what we can do with this stuff," Keri sets out the things they've acquired. "Right, well, here we go."

Making both checks, just in case.
14:25, Today: Keri Griffith rolled 9 using 1d20+5.  Tech- build.
14:23, Today: Keri Griffith rolled 19 using 1d20+5.  Tech- design.

Aeternitas
 GM, 187 posts
 Teller of Tales
 Herder of Cats
Sat 8 Oct 2016
at 23:07
[Conspiracy] Borrowing Tools (Saturday 9-5-15 Morning)
15:55, Today: Aeternitas, on behalf of Tonauac 'Tony' Torres, rolled 9 using 1d20+5.  Aid Keri - build.

The first attempt at getting the device to work fails. The two take it completely apart and start over.

15:59, Today: Aeternitas, on behalf of Tonauac 'Tony' Torres, rolled 13 using 1d20+5.  Aid Keri - build.
16:00, Today: Aeternitas, on behalf of Keri Griffith, rolled 13 using 1d20+5.  Build Device.


The second time, however, they manage to get the device to work! And it works pretty well, at that. For a brief moment, all electrical equipment on the same power grid as the socket their device is plugged into is mapped to a data graph, which is then easily mapped to the layout of the building over the next hour or so.

There are lots of little power lines that run to places with no obvious need for power, which could be hidden cameras or listening devices. The two conclude that Emily will be able to tell them which ones are cameras, and the rest must be microphones as a result.

They also discover something curious: The entire lab, once past the outer door, is on a completely separate power grid than the rest of the mansion.



Feel free to make another post or two each, but lunch is ready at this point, and so we move on to the Terrible Knowledge thread that happens afterwards.
Tonauac 'Tony' Torres
 Student, 254 posts
 "The Coati Kid"
 I'm Smarter Than I Look
Sun 9 Oct 2016
at 02:15
[Conspiracy] Borrowing Tools (Saturday 9-5-15 Morning)
"Yes!" Tony exclaims, clapping his hands when he sees that their device is working. He high fives Keri. As he helps Keri map the area, he makes sure to memorize the layout of the area and the locations of the power lines.

"This is interesting," he says, tapping a claw on Prof. H's lab, "but maybe it makes sense? It could draw a ton of power, or maintain stuff that could be damaged in a blackout."
Keri Griffith
 Student, 78 posts
 Shocking!
Sun 9 Oct 2016
at 08:23
[Conspiracy] Borrowing Tools (Saturday 9-5-15 Morning)
"Couldn't have done it without you," Keri says. "Could be, even the part we saw probably uses a lot, and I'm guessing there's more we haven't seen." She pushes some errant hairs that escaped her ponytail out of her face. "But we should get to lunch and then share this with the others, see what they found."
Tonauac 'Tony' Torres
 Student, 257 posts
 "The Coati Kid"
 I'm Smarter Than I Look
Mon 10 Oct 2016
at 13:29
[Conspiracy] Borrowing Tools (Saturday 9-5-15 Morning)
"Sounds like a plan," Tony replies.

"One of these days, I'm hoping they get Mexican food... I'm not gonna hold my breath, though..."