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TaoZen
player, 107 posts
Fri 19 Mar 2021
at 16:52
  • msg #72

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Martin listens, the hospital comment making his mind race in ways he doesn't like..

"Schools would be another strong possibility..for those without honor"
Chimp Man Z
player, 241 posts
Mutant Circus Freak
HP 10,0 SDC 343, CHI 40
Fri 19 Mar 2021
at 16:55
  • msg #73

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True, Jacob responds to Martin.  But, you can't relaly hide a radiological energy signature there.  A hospital is definitely a much more viable target.
He really does not like how this is going.  We have narrowed down some of our search parameters.  For now.  That is helpful.
The Oni
player, 18 posts
Fri 19 Mar 2021
at 17:19
  • msg #74

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The Oni had approached a nearby terminal. Small cables reached from his wrist the terminal as he started to review security records since the message about bioterrorist had arrived. After a few minutes, deciding that he had enough information, he joined the discussion.

"Not really Mr. Davidovitch. Assuming that The Force was planning this for a while, constructing proper storage isn't a problem. Radiation shielding is a trivial issue in large scales. You just need a thick wall of lead or water like people in ISS. Setting up water walls is a little bit more elaborate, so let's say they are using lead walls for that. I am not hopeful about it but we can check if copious amount of lead was lost or stolen recently. It is a toxic element, there must be records."
Chimp Man Z
player, 242 posts
Mutant Circus Freak
HP 10,0 SDC 343, CHI 40
Fri 19 Mar 2021
at 18:57
  • msg #75

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Mr Davidovitch is my father, he responds to Oni.  Jacob, Jake, or Chimp Man Z are formal enough for me.
We don't really have a commander here, so we are all pretty much equal.

He gives The Oni a slight bow as he says it.  Though he was trained in Chinese ways by his sifu, some of it is universal.  But, why spend the money on traceable lead shielding, when you have a location that can provide with virtually everything you need to kitbash a suitcase nuke and a virulent biological weapon all under the same roof?  Especially when it will hide the radiological energy signature.
He may not be a genius like some of the people he works with, but he is no slouch when it comes to ideas and cunning.  There's quite a few hospitals and clinics in this burg where nuclear material can be hidden.  I know 'cause I spent the last several years riding or driving ambulances to most of them.
I think we should start our search there.

SSOGM
GM, 213 posts
Some Sort Of
Game Master
Fri 19 Mar 2021
at 20:32
  • msg #76

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[Private to Volt: 10 experience points for proper aliening]
[Private to Chimp Man Z: 10 experience points for keeping Volt in the picture]
[Private to TaoZen: 10 experience points for keeping Volt in the picture]
[Private to Tyger: The driver on the staff car expertly slips up to the curb, and the rear door opens. Colonel Flagg, himself, waves Dani into the car. When she joins him the vehicle speeds off. Colonel Flagg hands Dani a paper file, it's old and marked for destruction. The S-97 virus was originally developed for use in Vietnam. After testing it was determined that it was too devestating for use and too dangerous for retention. The virus amplifies muscular efficiency and degenerates neural anatomy beginning with the frontal lobes. Victims become inhumanly strong and lose all restraint. After forty-eight hours of irrational behavior the nerve damage begins to cause the muscles to spasm. The victims perish within the next forty-eight hours in agony as their bodies tear themselves apart.
As she digests this information, Colonel Flagg says, "Did you ever meet Major Harris? The two of you shared the same treatment series, but nothing else so I didn't think you would have. Harris is smart, well-trained, driven to succeed, and brutal. We've been keeping him on desk assignments; he decided he wanted more. Speculation is that he took the virus research samples the program had on hand and went rogue. Remember, the major is NOT AWOL. He's as close to a traitor as anyone we've ever had in the program. If you have any contact with him, let us know as soon as possible."
Colonel Flagg's eyes are focused straight ahead, but Dani knows he's thinking about the past. The colonel hand picked the officers that joined the program. He couldn't help but consider this his fault. The car pulls back up to the curb, exactly where you got in. Flagg looks Dani in the eyes, and says, "the homeland fools are rushing around looking for the bomb. If Harris has anything to do with it, it's not there to find. If you throw your hook as the first punch of the round, it's easy to block. They'll move the ordinance into place just before ignition, leaving the minimum amount of time to get away. Unless Harris is really in charge, he'd just write off the ones carrying the bomb as acceptable losses."
"I wonder, sometimes, what makes a man turn out like that. This last thing is something I can't order you to do, so I'm just asking, Kick his ass for me."
]
No further information (on The Force or the S-97 virus) seems to be available.
Justicar
player, 59 posts
Teen Exoskelton-Pilot
Genius - All Hero
Sat 20 Mar 2021
at 06:47
  • msg #77

LESP Offices

Justicar keeps his flight under 100mph and at a height under 100'ft as he makes his way home to his mother shoreside Neo-modern mansion, Center City was a tech leader on the East Coast only made since to have a fully high-tech and smart home here. He is flying low and fast trying to make good time below the FAA Center City controlled and monitored airspace... out of CC Airport traffic Control.

01:13, Today: Justicar rolled 53 using 1d100.  Pilot: Robot/Power Armor  [74%]. – [roll=1616217213.83437.355584]

He managed NOT to set off any ballistic ground radar.. the Justicar suit having many radar characteristic similar to a medium-range scud missile.

The proximity sensor and coded entry to the sky light to his lab in the garage opened the armorlite  shutters as he landed with a metallic clang on the floor grating. He walked over and set his expensive laptop down and hooked it to he even more expensive decktop network int he house to his bedroom computer.  Loaded the software that would receive the digital pictures from his Justicar telemetry linked Dihliator Wide Angle pictures. That data would also be sent to the house computer and processed for their radiological scans to be printed on the laser plotter in the den, but also to his laptop for portable access.

01:35, Today: Justicar rolled 29 using 1d100.  Computer Operation [67%]. – [roll=1616218534.89884.355584]

The computer set the handshaking protocols and the plotter in the Den hummed to life setting its print heads to receive and translate the data in to full color picture.

He moved to his equipment lockers and retrieved the Portable Scan Dihilator, readying the proper radio-logical film plates for it and its harness to wear on his chest in flight,  all while calling the CC Airport Traffic Control to log a flight plan with them, +"Center City Air Traffic Control, this is Justicar with the LESP - Sentinels, ID10072# in connection with an URGENT 'time sensitive' ~ HSA investigation! I'm going to be making a flight above Center City, at coordinates {burst transmission} at an altitude of 6,500'ft, at 13:45 for a duration no longer then 5 minutes.  Please advise course adjustments needed to my flight plan so as to avoid existing air traffic."+

01:26, Today: Justicar rolled 63 using 1d100.  Navigation {Air, Land, Water} [77%]. – [roll=1616217979.96368.355584]

He waited for reply and adjusted as needed by the Air traffic control... so as not to endanger or hassle their efforts.

Then double checked his harness for the Dihilator attaching power cables to he Justicar to power the sensor pack as long as needed bypassing its own battery pack and the data-links to his suit's telemetry to fed the data directly to Justicar.

Everything set.. Hikari looked at his internal time displays.. and waited just the few minutes for his flight time to arrive, then called Center City Air Traffic to inform of his lift off.

Triggerng his jet thrusters again Justicar rockets into the sky the house skylight closing automatically behind him and resetting the house proximity and security alarm systems...

Justicar followed the flight plan the Traffic control approved and above the city flared his jet engines to quarter thrust... a little under 200mph, sending a light rumble in the skies above the city as he ascended.  At 6,562ft the maneuvering hover thrusters kicked in and he took in the cityscape the azure blue of his ballistic frag cloak still fluttering gently in the windy summit of air.

01:50, Today: Justicar rolled 22 using 1d100.  Pilot: Robot/Power Armor  [74%]. – [roll=1616219417.29991.355584]

Justicar came quickly to a smooth stable hover ever so slowly turning to find the best angle to position the wide angle cameras on the Dihilator pack.

Then Hikari began taking his pictures sliding this way or another to get as much of the city and shoreline in his snapshots...

01:53, Today: Justicar rolled 98 using 1d100.  Read Sensory Instruments [57%]. – [roll=1616219635.87726.355584]

But the sensor did not return a picture... he examined the dihilator.. then chuckled shaking his head in disgust.. he had NOT removed the wide lens covers over the delicate sensor package wide angle lenses.

Repositioning again he took his pictures again... making sure to send a cancel signal to his home computer to Not print the first series of picture...with a sigh.

02:00, Today: Justicar rolled 76 using 1d100.  Pilot: Robot/Power Armor  [74%]. – [roll=1616220007.1986.355584]

He began to suffer from some choppy winds causing his autogyros to sent alerts.. but he adjusted to the choppy air and went back to taking pictures, he didn't need vogue quality after all...

01:57, Today: Justicar rolled 8 using 1d100.  Read Sensory Instruments [57%]. – [roll=1616219827.92995.355584]

CC Air Traffic Flight control called indicating he was over his allotted flight time, and he reported to them having a few technical difficulties fixed, now and he'd need 3 more minutes to vacate the flight zone.

Finally he'd taken about 50 wide angle - radiological stills of the Center City proper, the surrounding suburbs and the shoreline. Checking his telemetry.. all the pictures had been burst transmitted to his home computer and were already int he process of being printed and the trace radioactive zones being correlated and mapped with the city GPS to identify the city neighborhoods the traces were detected in a augmented with color digital representation on the computer being analyzed by the software.  Data almost ready for perusal.

Calling back to CC Air traffic he thanked them for tier patience he was now leaving the flight zone.

With that... he first replaced the wide angle lens covers in the Sensor package, then dived for the flight ceiling over the city, noting a commercial jet not very far away the likely gave the passengers a pretty spectacular view of the Justicar in flight.

Back down to his flight deck of 100'ft over the city he returned to his home... entering the lab through the sky light again...

02:10, Today: Justicar rolled 75 using 1d100.  Pilot: Robot/Power Armor  [74%]. – [roll=1616220600.76458.355584]

He grimaced when he looked up and realized he'd clipped the sky light pane on the way down with his elbow and cracked the hell out of the plexiglass.  'Yeah, gonna have to replace that!'

Carefully he put the Portable Scan Dihilator back into storage.  Triggered the release on his battlesuit and stepped out of it, "Hang tight Karl, be right back."

Karl spoke,"Shall I call the Armorlite affiliates to order a new plexiglass shutter for the sky light son?  What's that the third this month?"

Hikari snorted, "I swear you CAN be replaced by some cheap knock off of Siri, Karl!!!"

Karl replied, "The indignity of it all! replaced by some annoying tawdry electronic tart! Humph!"

Hikari snickering, walked over to his laptop which had received the Dihilator digital data and was working through rendering the scans.  Hikari opened the bench frig and pull a canned Sprite and a packages Twinkie and began drinking, munching and typing away... not exactly in that order...

02:20, Today: Justicar rolled 17 using 1d100.  Computer Operation [67%]. – [roll=1616221230.69576.355584]
02:21, Today: Justicar rolled 14 using 1d100.  Computer Programming [57%]. – [roll=1616221282.379.355584]


Hikari set to work having the computer analyze the pixel density of the radiation traces and gradate them... then apply a graphics algorithm to color them for intensity of radiation sources!  Then saved the data on a flash drive, which he stored in his Faraday Safe..on the floor next to the fridge. Closing the laptop, he got up and jogged down to the den where the big laser plotter was still working on the maps... he sigh and waited all he could do.

5 minutes latter he had the pictures, rolled them up into the design schematic tubes he had there waiting. a Quick dash back down to the garage/lab and he was suiting up in the Justicar, attaching the picture tubes to his suit's back.

"Send the for the plex skylight replacement order Karl."

"Already done Hikari."

Snatching up his laptop, Justicar this time slowly launched from the lab through the skylight before pouring on the speed ~ heading towards SENTINEL Base.

02:42, Today: Justicar rolled 26 using 1d100.  Pilot: Robot/Power Armor  [74%]. – [roll=1616222556.79696.355584]

He called ahead, [Private to group LESPradio: "Justicar to base... mission successful. Returning with Central City pictures and spectral data ~ ETA 6 minutes".]

[Private to GM: 50 experience points assigned to this post]
This message was last edited by the GM at 20:55, Sat 20 Mar 2021.
Volt
player, 7 posts
Sat 20 Mar 2021
at 20:39
  • msg #78

LESP Offices

Working his way back to the base, Lu'kas was certain it was in this direction, he spotted a group of homeless standing near an alleyway.  Walking over towards them, he put on a front and started to act slightly belligerent towards them.  Getting a few cat-calls of Narc and Pig! as he approached.

Getting close enough to be quiet and not overheard, he smiledHI guys.  How is everybody?  Anyone hurt? , getting a quick affirmation that they were doing as well as they could, he continued, OK, first things first, what is on the menu today?  Pizza. the leader of the group responded.

OK, 8 large pizzas will be delivered to the ususal place, plus I had maintenance come by and fix the hot water heater, so the showers are back on.   I have a mission, so I need you guys to do your usual, keep your eyes and ears open and report any usual activity to me, using the computer at the shelter.  Just don't get in trouble, be careful and leave the heroics to me.  You are my friends and I want to keep you as safe as possible.   Thanks again.

Turning to leave, Lu'kas heard a few more disparaging comments, shouted for affect, he new this group well, had created a nice shelter for them, hot showers, safe places to sleep and even washing machines to clean their clothes.  It wasn't perfect, but kept this group off the streets at night, and even gave 3 of his former informers a chance to get their lives turned around, getting jobs and places to live.

Hearing the roar of turbines, he realized that he was getting closer to the HQ, the sound of Justicar's rockets was very recognizable.
Tyger
player, 19 posts
Of Light, Burning Bright
American Made™
Sun 21 Mar 2021
at 01:19
  • msg #79

LESP Offices

Dani watched the car pull up to the curb only moments from her arriving there.  With only a moment's hesitation, the lithe cosmopolitan athlete stepped into the door that swung open; her eyes betraying that she seemed to recognize the occupants of the vehicle.

The car pulled away from the curb.[Private to SSOGM: "Sir," Tyger acknowledged Flagg without (much) ceremony, as she sat down and opened the proffered dossier.  Dani quickly perused the contents, noting dates and trying to commit summary data to memory.  Her lips pressed into a deepening frown the more she read.  "Viral." she summarized, "Targeting musculature and nerve endings, but also infiltrating the spinal fluid and crossing the blood-brain barrier."  She whistled slightly which summarized the results of muscle enhancements studied, as well as brain degeneration effect, "heightened aggression and psychotic episodes..."  And then as the file said, death within 96 hours of psychosis onset.  She placed the folder back on the seat, making no move to take the file with her.

"Is the degenerative onset really this variable?" she prompted, point to the studies assessment of some subjects lasting weeks before succumbing.  Before adding, "And just how many samples were 'on hand' to be taken?"

Chandani shook her head to the Colonel's query about any interaction with Major Harris.  But from the description, she began to form a better picture as to why the stringent battery of physical and psychological tests continued for months at a time in the program.  Only a single eyebrow was raised when Harris' duty status came up, obviously he couldn't be strictly discharged in his condition; he wasn't a danger to himself necessarily, but he wasn't fit for civilian life either.  "Yes, sir." is all she said curtly, when ordered to report back any contact with the Major.

Tyger took in the rest of the 'official' part of the briefing rather stoically.  Harris sounded like a piece of work.  And it sounded like he wasn't necessarily alone.  Nor was he necessarily the leader.  Both of which seemed salient, important points that she mentally catalogued.  It sounded like 'The Force' could be Harris' baby (even if the name was uninspired), but wouldn't have to be.

She recognized that the driver was taking them in a fairly large circle, but that was coming to an end as well.  Dani nodded slowly as Flagg spoke off the record; giving her the unofficial part of the briefing.  She could hear the tinge of regret in his voice; beyond the words that were spoken.  Those words were important, too; so, they were catalogued as well.  "You have my word, sir." Chandani assured the Colonel, "I will give the Major your regards and make sure that he understands and pays for his transgressions."

Tyg saluted him and thanked the driver before opening the door and stepping out of the vehicle.
]  Only to appear, perhaps ten or fifteen minutes later, to deposit Chandani on the same curb near the LESP offices.  The thin brunette brushed a piece of lint from her pants and reset her ponytail before taking in a quick breath and trotting up the two stairs to the front stoop of the refurbished firehouse.

Glancing down the road, she gave Volt a quick tilt of the head.  Then a gesture for him to come quick as Tyger held the door open for him so they could make their way into the building.  With a finger, Dani pointed to lounge area where she hoped that the others were still gathered to direct her alien acquaintance.

Once in the lounge, Dani addressed everyone that was there.  "Okay," she started tentatively, but gain steam as she spoke, "I have it on good authority that one of players in the Force is an USArmy Major Harris.  He was a member of the same Special Operations unit that I was, though our tours did not overlap.  He can be assumed to have similar physical enhancements to myself." which the group knew she could bench at least press three metric tonnes or so, "but, he is also has a keen tactical sense and is quite driven, having served for a number of years as a ranger before Special Ops."  She couldn't put it any other way, the Major had served with distinction (even if he was a violent SoB).  Plus, Dani had to concede, "He may have manifested other powers that are not directly related to physical or pure combat stature ..." Same as Tyger had; her uncanny ability to climb (actually to adhere to many surfaces) had not been on the cocktail menu of the enhancement program she went through, and yet it had somehow been ordered for her anyways.  Experiment was as much an art as a science it seemed.

And though she couldn't and didn't reveal her information source naturally, Dani tried to speak with enough genuine confidence that she hoped it would carry enough authority.  Yet, she had to conclude, "The US Army has no additional information on any other Force members."  If they even existed.

In any case, the lithe army veteran continued, "I was also given redacted information on the viral agent, S-97."  She pursed her lips slightly, giving an executive summary, "It's a piece of work." A slight rueful smile touched her lips, "I am not entirely sure how much was taken, but this agent originally targets the muscles and nerve endings - allowing a subject enhanced strength and pain endurance.  However, it crosses the blood-brain barrier through the spinal fluid it seems and once there causes massive degeneration of frontal cortex while over stimulating the basal ganglia, reptilian brain stem.  Initially, the army thought this okay, as it made subjects more compliant and more aggressive."  She shook her head, "Eventually, ruptured brain chemistry led to psychotic episodes, excruciating pain, and death..."

She looked down for a moment, unable to say more for a pregnant while.  And when her voice returned, Dani summarized rather lifelessly, "S-97 makes people into mindless monsters, that lash out and do unspeakable damage... before destroying themselves.  And the brutally violent and sociopathic Major Harris intends to unleash this biochemical agent on an unsuspecting populace.  Those in the initial blast radius will get off easy by dying immediately, since everyone infected by S-97, it seems is going to die anyways."
Justicar
player, 60 posts
Teen Exoskelton-Pilot
Genius - All Hero
Sun 21 Mar 2021
at 04:26
  • msg #80

LESP Offices

Justicar lands at the Sentinel's HQ and enters through the rapid escape entry tubes flaring his just thrusters to land with only a soft thump!

He returns to the Conference room hearing most of Tyger's report but holding his peace until she is done.

With a whir-clank his helmet opens and he smiles, "Well Done, Tyger! That's Great Intel... !!!"

Retrieving the schematic tubes fro his back he holds them out, "..I got the radiological pictures of Center City, the suburbs and shoreline!"

Walking over to the conference table he opens and lays out the 8 wide angle, 6'ft x 4'ft laser printed maps of the city with bright splotches here and their superimposed over various street maps.

"I did some video enhancement and turned the spectral print out to show the 'radioactive ~ hot spots' into the bright spots on the prints instead of dark splotches to allow better identification of the streets and addresses."

Then he sets his laptop on the table and opens it to show a multicolored display in digital imagery of the same maps, "... I have the raw data stored but I also did some low level analysis of the photo spectragraph based upon photo pixel density to produce a color-code display for some of the radioactive potential intensities in visible color!"
This message was last edited by the player at 04:27, Sun 21 Mar 2021.
TaoZen
player, 108 posts
Sun 21 Mar 2021
at 04:39
  • msg #81

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Tho he's been to college, in many ways Martin is a simple man ho likes his information simple as well..

"How much of an area are we talking about?"

He has an idea of a plan, but needs to know that one piece of information to tell him if it is doable, as well as what he'll need to do himself to make it happen..
Justicar
player, 61 posts
Teen Exoskelton-Pilot
Genius - All Hero
Sun 21 Mar 2021
at 05:05
  • msg #82

LESP Offices

Justicar turns to look at the 8x 6'ft by 4'ft maps he laid out, "Er.. I got the entire city and its suburbs plus some of the shoreline. So..er 'everything' in Center City and surrounding?"
Chimp Man Z
player, 244 posts
Mutant Circus Freak
HP 100 SDC 343, CHI 40
Sun 21 Mar 2021
at 09:13
  • msg #83

LESP Offices

Jacob sits silently through Tyger's explanation of the intel she has discovered.  This is not good.  The bomb destroys everyone and everything within its blast radius, and everyone outside of becomes essentially a zombie from the movies.  Well, at least nothing was said about cannibalism.
So, a sociopathic, psychopathic former military leader wants to destroy a city, and turn the survivors upon each other.  Is that about right?  What is his ideology?  His motive?  Is it just his brutality at play?  Or does he have some other resoning?  We need to know this.  It might help us figure out where the bomb is.  And how long we have.
He stands to look over the photos Hikaru had taken and printed out.  Reaching oit, he points to some of the locations kndication radiation.  At each of those he points out, he names a hospital, or a clinic capable of taking x-rays.  These other locations, I'm not sure about.  Labs at the university, or other types of labs, maybe.  We get the addresses, we can look them up.
Nimbus
player, 16 posts
Mystic champion of light
Still pretty new to this
Sun 21 Mar 2021
at 09:24
  • msg #84

LESP Offices

In reply to Chimp Man Z (msg # 83):

That's good thinking Jacob," interjects Derek.  "I can do that part. I don't have scanners and such, but I know the hospitals and clinics, and I've pretty familiar with the CCU campus.  If I cross check these sites for known or predictable readings, whatever's leftover should be a short enough list of sites to search, I figure?"

OOC:  What do I need for this, computer operation?  Basically trying to crosscheck Justicar's map with known sources of radiation.  Got a 46, which should be successful (06:23, Today: Nimbus rolled 46 using 1d100.)
[Private to GM: all the 'hot spots' on his map are known sources of radiation, you get 25 experience points]
This message was last edited by the GM at 13:51, Sun 21 Mar 2021.
Lite Star
player, 45 posts
Eliza Knight
Power Suit Pilot
Sun 21 Mar 2021
at 09:25
  • msg #85

LESP Offices

"Thats great info Tyger, gives us a starting point to start looking, and an idea of what we're getting into.  He sounds like one tough cookie, but I think all of us together can take him down."

Lite Star stood and looked over the map and over lays that Justicar had spread over the table.  The looked over again at Tyger.

"If we had a picture maybe we could see if we can access the traffic cameras via the police, just maybe some facial recognition system might show us up a contact.  If these maps can narrow down the search even better.  We could also contact the major hospitals and see if we can access their security feeds as well, say for the loading areas, nothing too sensitive as they will make it easier to get.  Anyone with those contacts with hospitals might be best to do that, always easier getting help from friends after all."

With a thought to the onboard expert systems of the suit she set the visual recognition on the map to help swiftly identify and highlight the splotches of possible radioactive activity and bring them up in tiles in the corner of her HUD.

As Jacob reads off names of clinics Lite Star goes online and starts to get addresses, pasting the results to a chat window and then sending it to one of the work stations.

"Calling up address and contact details for you Jacob.  Putting it on that workstation."

She points to a screen.

(OOC: 09:23, Today: Lite Star rolled 14 using 1d100.  Computer operations. Success)
[Private to GM: all of the hot spots on the map are known sources of radiation, you get 25 experience points]
This message was last edited by the GM at 13:52, Sun 21 Mar 2021.
TaoZen
player, 109 posts
Sun 21 Mar 2021
at 09:28
  • msg #86

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He thinks for a moment..The again Martin speaks..

"I could do an..in person search, in a manner of speaking, of alot of that area,quickly and without being noticed..if it would be of service"

He pauses, then continues..

"Unless it is felt we need technology to find technology"

His feelings on the modern world sometimes too modern showing just a bit..
Justicar
player, 62 posts
Teen Exoskelton-Pilot
Genius - All Hero
Sun 21 Mar 2021
at 12:55
  • msg #87

LESP Offices

Justicar mostly steps back to let other's begin to make use of the photos he has provided listening to the flow of ideas..grateful his companions have come up with their own ideas and tactics in the investigation.

He checks the time, "...We should also decide who is going to meet the HSA contact in the park.  I would ..sadly not suggest a singular person... they should have at least three backup."
Tyger
player, 21 posts
Of Light, Burning Bright
American Made™
Mon 22 Mar 2021
at 00:24
  • msg #88

LESP Offices

Tyger seemed visible relieved that there wasn't any push back with respect any of the information she'd offered.  Her brow furrowed for a moment in thought, before she tried to address any questions as best that she could.

"I'm not expert on dispersal patterns..." she noted simply to Martin when asked area coverage, having assumed that he was asking her about viral dispersion from any blast, "while viruses and microphages are notoriously hardy, it likely depends on the size of the blast.  Which, of course, would depend on the size of the explosion and fuel involved..."  She looked to the more educated and technically inclined for confirmation.

"I... I don't know about any of the Major's ulterior motives." Dani noted with some visible chagrin, when Jacob asked about true motives, "A psych profile wasn't offered to me... and honestly, I wouldn't be able to make heads nor tails of it."  And again she simply was ready to defer to others, who were more expert, to deal with.  "And with no ransom demands - other than the monetary one, I don't know."  She rubbed her chin for a moment, before positing, "We may need to be wary of either a feint or a bluff.  Dispersal of the virus wouldn't necessarily require an explosion...  And I think that Harris would be aware of that fact."

"Oliver." Chandani noted to Lite Star when prompted about a picture of the Major, "Major Oliver Harris.  Having served with distinction earlier in his career, I am hoping that there is at least a service portrait publicly on file online in his service record."  Everything else seemed online these days, and the government had been pushing for transparency in all non-classified matters (military or not), "I'll admit that I have never met the man."  So, she didn't actually know herslef what Harris looked like; though given the current assignment - that was bound to change.  Assuming that her teammates were as formidable the computers and technology as they claimed.  Admittedly, Dani was not as facile with electronics.  She gave TaoZen a commiserating (if a touch conspiratorial) smile when he made his comment concenring technology, then offering her assistance in any in-person reconaissance that might be required.

Dani shrugged, "I am more than willing to meet with the HSA rep, but only if not needed for any of the other legwork."  She knew that she wasn't necessarily the face of the group.  The auburn-haired army veteran hadn't really every considered herself a gregarious 'people person'; nor had anything in her life experiences qualifier her as a diplomat or spokesperson.  Still, she more than willing to try as needed.  And perhaps that was half the battle.
Chimp Man Z
player, 245 posts
Mutant Circus Freak
HP 100 SDC 343, CHI 40
Mon 22 Mar 2021
at 05:34
  • msg #89

LESP Offices

Since Nimbus and I are both familiar with CCU and the city's hospitals and clinics, then we should work that angle.
He turns to Tyger.  Since it is never a good idea to go to anything alone, would you like to take Volt along?
Justicar
player, 63 posts
Teen Exoskelton-Pilot
Genius - All Hero
Mon 22 Mar 2021
at 08:53
  • msg #90

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"I also do not mind going to the meeting at the park with Tyger, I just do not think I should BE the one meeting the agent.  I could easily be long ranged support there but, say covering the meeting sight out of direct sight.  Though prowling about is not my specialty.. I can be off-board support.  I do not believe anyone on the team can fly faster then me I can be there to help should something bad happen FAST! I have a wide array of sensor and optical options to scan for threats, plus even whispering I can still hear the conversation at 150'feet."
This message was last edited by the player at 11:34, Mon 22 Mar 2021.
Lite Star
player, 47 posts
Eliza Knight
Power Suit Pilot
Mon 22 Mar 2021
at 11:25
  • msg #91

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Still working on gathering computer information Lite Star added a search for Oliver Harris to the mix.  Glancing over as TaoZen made the comment she paused to think.

"I only know technology, so not fully sure what you mean.  But, I do know that any help in this situation is good.  If you have a way to start checking some of these location swiftly then I think that would be a great help.  After all even a negative result is a result, and if you get results from what you do, then I don't need to comprehend how you did it."

Her tone was warm and appreciative of TaoZen's offer to help.
The Oni
player, 19 posts
Mon 22 Mar 2021
at 19:45
  • msg #92

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"Cutting deals are not my strong suit, but I have means to detect troublesome electronics like surveillance and remotely deactivate them if they have wireless network capabilities if you need someone like that" Oni offered.

"I can also beat people with a wooden stick of mine, but I am hoping that it won't be necessary"
JUSTICAR
player, 64 posts
Teen Exoskelton-Pilot
Genius - All Hero
Mon 22 Mar 2021
at 20:38
  • msg #93

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In reply to The Oni (msg # 92):

Justicar/Hikari's expression brightened with the arrival of Oni, and he immediately dropped into Japanese...[Language unknown: "Ousthinteset Beca, waent leth oneaineau ic ce... is thwiri u manillers ca leswhihat Ilcaon te ast houbutany ncewh ie MA omio moncne m ngove inteti hou icevnc, astlarnde amethusom moen.  O Foad no vericasom k tho all pros ierut... Tees ndacad pronotbut tinrutforcon ch P somortall n nepre t lohi m venouttin reddaylat a nibean ck omenteiou eve!"]
This message was last edited by the GM at 14:56, Sun 05 Dec 2021.
The Oni
player, 20 posts
Tue 23 Mar 2021
at 03:48
  • msg #94

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Oni wasn't expecting an answer in Japanese, cosmopolitan nature of the group only enforced using English. It was nice to hear Japanese though, he now realised his ears were yearning for it for a while.

[Language unknown: Tencnt p adio hobeac est o onstedkor'somous, A iouncewit n ntireaday u thatr olfoes rat ni i ineectstince tho ic e Butkoreen Intateiouonsthe]

"Unless we can't spare the manpower, I agree with more escorts. You can never be too careful."

Let me know how you see different language part people.
Justicar
player, 65 posts
Teen Exoskelton-Pilot
Genius - All Hero
Tue 23 Mar 2021
at 03:59
  • msg #95

LESP Offices

In reply to The Oni (msg # 94):

OOC: Cannot read your language script... I figured it would do that which is why I did mine as a private chat line...sorry

Hikari chuckles, "I know, I just like speaking my native language sometimes... my mom is always complaining I'm gaining an American accent.  As to the last person to be with us... I think TaoZen would be just fine.  The Meeting team, I think should be ~ Tyger {contact person}, Oni {visible close escort with her}, TaoZen {shadowing tail of both Tyger & Oni}, and me Justicar {distant observer off-board support and surveillance}."
This message was last edited by the player at 04:49, Tue 23 Mar 2021.
SSOGM
GM, 215 posts
Some Sort Of
Game Master
Tue 23 Mar 2021
at 04:15
  • msg #96

LESP Offices

[Language unknown: Lesho, U an pohiee peson undwasill'tralat hiich te ntni thoer u eaubutwas.]
[Private to group LESPradio: Please inform the GM if you believe a language your character speaks hasn't been added to your character.]
Nothing of interest occurs till the assignation at the park bench. Those that show up discover a middle-aged, balding, paunchy man sitting on the bench.
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