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Marrakesh 1.2 - Bab Doukkala Mosque.

Posted by DirectorFor group 0
Director
GM, 37 posts
Wed 15 Jul 2020
at 21:03
  • msg #1

Marrakesh 1.2 - Bab Doukkala Mosque

Myles and Wanye make their way the slightly longer distance to the Bab Doukkala mosque by taxi - a short ride despite the extremely heavy traffic.

The mosque itself is an old building, probably 16th century, but very much a community mosque rather than a tourist attraction. It's a squat two floor building with a square, solid looking minaret jutting up over the otherwise low-level buildings around it. An ever growing crowd of, primarily, men in traditional dress file into the building or stand outside in deep discussion or amiable argument.

After spending a few moments surveilling the place there are no obvious candidates for the fixer you're after but, without a photograph, you're really just looking for the stereotypes of guns and goons and there's no sign of either.
Miles Coldwater
player, 26 posts
Operator
MoS - Infiltration
Thu 16 Jul 2020
at 00:18
  • msg #2

Marrakesh 1.2 - Bab Doukkala Mosque

Standing on the corner, hidden in the shade of an alley across the street, Miles says “This would be easier with pics of the target, huh? Oh well. Wish me luck. I’ll ping you if I see someone good. Got your camera?“  He watches the people enter the Mosqur for a moment longer then starts moving.

With that, Miles disappears down the alley and down the block, out of sight of the Mosque. He emerges down the block, trying to look like any other attendant. Following the crowd and trying to blend in, he looks around the mosque, keeping his experienced eyes open for anything or anyone suspicious. Any tell-tale sign of spies or illicit deeds, or if he’s lucky, the target himself.



20:19, Today: Miles Coldwater rolled 5 using 1d6+1.  Disguise. One point spent.

I’ll also spend a point of Notice to see if Hassan is there and a point of tradecraft to see if there is anything else good in here; dead drops, places to hide bodies, secret codes written on the walls, etc.

This message was last edited by the player at 00:24, Thu 16 July 2020.
Wayne Breuer
player, 30 posts
Math Genius
MOS - Weaponry
Fri 17 Jul 2020
at 15:48
  • msg #3

Marrakesh 1.2 - Bab Doukkala Mosque

Wayne winked at Miles and took out an I-Phone and said, ”Always, I never leave home without it.” He went to a place, hopefully a cafe, where he could blend in with the tourists and take pics of those entering and leaving the mosque.

Using Photography. I have 1 in that skill and am willing to spend it if it gets us more information.
Director
GM, 39 posts
Mon 20 Jul 2020
at 20:43
  • msg #4

Marrakesh 1.2 - Bab Doukkala Mosque

Miles' disguise is more than enough to get him inside, there isn't any security on the door and enough people flowing about to not attract any attention. Through the interior lobby the building opens out into a foyer with the large prayer hall to the left and various other corridors running off in several directions. One, with the flow of most of the foot traffic, clearly leads to the washrooms and the area in which ablutions can take place. Another heads down to what appears to be a cloakroom.

However, it is a third corridor which is of most interest. Running directly opposite to the prayer hall it has several doors leading off it but standing outside one door are two men who could be most accurately described as 'heavies'. They still wear traditional dress but appear uncomfortable in it and in their shuffling they clearly give away, to Miles' practiced eye, that both are wearing shoulder holsters.

Beyond the door, behind which must lie something interesting, there is little to cause particular excitement inside the mosque. There are plenty of side doors behind which things could be hidden but without knowing the place better it's impossible to know which are barely used closets and which may be busy offices.

Outside Wayne notes nothing of particular interest on the street or any other characters of note heading into the mosque. Whatever might be happening is clearly happening inside.

OOC: I haven't deducted points for either photography or tradecraft as there wasn't anything to learn, yet, with either.
Miles Coldwater
player, 27 posts
Operator
MoS - Infiltration
Tue 21 Jul 2020
at 17:51
  • msg #5

Marrakesh 1.2 - Bab Doukkala Mosque



Miles takes a second to think out of sight of the guys with guns. I can fight them both, but not quietly. I’d win but there would be a lot of noise. I can come back lantern but this is obviously not a 24/7 guard situation.  Whatever I want to find out is in the room, now. I could leave the building, then come around the outside and hope that that room is near a window, but I have no equipment and there’s some foot traffic. What to do? what to do? Maybe go ahead and blow the Trojan Horse?


So I think what I want to do here is roll a preparedness to say that somewhere along the way to the hotel, I got a small statue of the Eiffel Tower and implated some sort of mic into the base of it. I put that in an envelope that I’ve had on me so far, for a situation just like this.

13:49, Today: Miles Coldwater rolled 2 using 1d6+1 ((1)).

Well I rolled a 2, lol.



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Health5/5Infiltration8/8Mechanics8/8Athletics8/8Conceal2/2 Surveillance8/8Shooting8/8Disguise1/2
Preparedness2/2Hand to Hand8/8Notice2/2 Shrink4/4Medic5/5Weapons4/4Cover10/10Network11/15
History1/1Diagnosis2/2Interrogation2/2Military Science1/1Occult Studies1/1       
Flattery1/1High Society1/1Streetwise2/2Tradecraft2/2         
Electronic Surveillance1/1Forensic Pathology2/2Notice2/2Pharmacy1/1Photography2/2Urban Survival2/2     


Miles Coldwater
player, 31 posts
Operator
MoS - Infiltration
Tue 28 Jul 2020
at 19:37
  • msg #6

Marrakesh 1.2 - Bab Doukkala Mosque


Miles pulls out an envelope with a small statue of the Eiffle Tower taht he had brought with him.  Getting ready for anything and with a loose plan, he walks up to the men guarding the door.  Speaking French he says “Hello my friends.  I have come from France to visit my cousin. The Imam here has turned his whole life around. I just wanted to give him this infinitesimally small token of my thanks and appreciation. Could I please go inside.”.

Miles does his best to pick up on the men’s microexpressions and body language to put the men at ease and make himself seem as small and harmless as possible.  He’s hoping he can be allowed inside because obviously he’s no threat to anyone...

I’ll spend 2 points of shrink to try to fast talk these guys into letting me poke my head in there.
Got a 6.
I’ll also spend a Notice to pay as much attention as possible, either eavesdropping or in the room.

Director
GM, 43 posts
Wed 29 Jul 2020
at 21:21
  • msg #7

Marrakesh 1.2 - Bab Doukkala Mosque

The two men eye Miles as he approaches and visibly straighten up as he gets within a few feet. One steps forward to put a meaty hand forward in a blocking gesture and the other stays back and moves his hand less than subtly to his gun.

The guard, for no other title seems to fit, hears Miles out but is shaking his head before he finishes his sentence. In halting French he replies, "Imam isn't in here - it's a private meeting. Try the prayer hall...friend." He then remains blocking the hallway. There's very little subtext or micro expression to pick up on - this man has been told to keep people out of that room and this is exactly what he is doing.

From behind the door you can make out the murmurs of hushed conversation but little more than that.

OOC: I'm not sure shrink is the right skill here. It relates to "You can restore
panicked characters to a state of calm, and treat any long-term mental illnesses they accrue in the course of their operations" and that kind of thing. These guys aren't going to get into a heart-to-heart. Not at the moment at least. To fast-talk you'll want one of the interpersonal investigative skills - whichever you can fit into the situation. I haven't deducted any points as a result.


Outside the mosque Wayne's vigilance is rewarded by noticing the arrival of an unmarked white van which parks up a short distance away. There's no obvious reason why it should cause alarm but, nevertheless, something about it just seems...off.
Wayne Breuer
player, 33 posts
Math Genius
MOS - Weaponry
Fri 31 Jul 2020
at 15:50
  • msg #8

Marrakesh 1.2 - Bab Doukkala Mosque

Wayne spoke serruptiously into his com mic, “Miles white panel truck out front.” He will take a pic of the license plate and text it to Sydney to run for ownership.
Miles Coldwater
player, 32 posts
Operator
MoS - Infiltration
Fri 31 Jul 2020
at 15:56
  • msg #9

Marrakesh 1.2 - Bab Doukkala Mosque

Spend a point of streetwise. Using Criminal etiquette to manipulate these guys.

Miles holds up his hands with the package. His voice changes a bit but not so much that it’s weird. “Ok. Ok. Look, we both know who is in there. We both know they need something or else that meeting wouldn’t be happening here of all places. They didn’t tell you a man would come by with a package for them? I mean, I know we play fast and loose with the rules, but to not even trust their bodyguards with the info I’m coming? Listen, either let me or get one of them to come out and accept this. Either way, I’m gonna stay here because MY boss trusts me to get the job done. “ his voice gets louder and louder, still polite but bordering on loud enough to draw attention.
Director
GM, 44 posts
Mon 3 Aug 2020
at 21:10
  • msg #10

Marrakesh 1.2 - Bab Doukkala Mosque

Sydney runs a check on the van which comes back almost immediately confirming it as a rental from a local firm. A few minutes later she confirms the current renter; one 'Mohammed Hussein' a name so common in these parts that there is little further she can take it.

Inside Miles' scheme seems to pay off. The men exchange a look, clearly not paid enough to make that kind of decision. Then the one closest to you makes a gesture at his colleague who disappears into the room where you can hear quiet murmuring before emerging and waving you in with a hand. The first man steps to one side to let you pass and you enter into a small meeting room.

The room is dominated by a large circular table upon which sits an open briefcase and a selection of papers spread liberally across the wood. One other door leads out of the room off to the right as you come in. Three men sit around the table presumably having been deep in discussion until your interruption. Two are in local dress and appear to be the owners of the briefcase. The other is a rakishly thin man in a leather jacket with a shaved head and a greasy short beard. He stares intently at you as you enter but your eyes are drawn to the automatic pistol laid almost casually on the table in front of him, barely an inch from his hand and pointing directly at the door.

Tapping the handle of his pistol almost idly with one finger the man speaks in a low voice in English with a distinct Turkish accent, ”I don't know you and I'm not expecting you, so what the fuck are you doing here?” at the barely concealed threat and the expletive his two companions seem distinctly uncomfortable and unconsciously edge away from the table...
Wayne Breuer
player, 34 posts
Math Genius
MOS - Weaponry
Tue 4 Aug 2020
at 19:59
  • msg #11

Marrakesh 1.2 - Bab Doukkala Mosque

Pretending to take pics of the mosque, Wayne tried to get a look inside the rear of the truck. “Gorgeous architecture...simply beautiful.”
Miles Coldwater
player, 33 posts
Operator
MoS - Infiltration
Wed 5 Aug 2020
at 19:10
  • msg #12

Marrakesh 1.2 - Bab Doukkala Mosque

I’ll spend a point of flatter. Is there a window in the room.

Miles holds both hands, one with the package, up in a peaceful harmless manner. He tries to memorize the faces in the room before the situation escalated and begins to get dire. Trying to flatter the men and seem like he’s just following orders or he’ll die, he modulates his voice and body language. These are bosses after all not just peons like the men in the hall.

 He opens his comm channel so Wayne can hear and then Miles says “Sorry to bother you, sir. My boss sent me to deliver this to you as a token appreciation for allowing him to leave peacefully. He says it is small and certainly not enough, but worth more than a Jenga set. He said you’d know what that means... This is to go to Hassan.
This message was last edited by the player at 19:14, Wed 05 Aug 2020.
Director
GM, 46 posts
Fri 7 Aug 2020
at 20:52
  • msg #13

Marrakesh 1.2 - Bab Doukkala Mosque

OOC: There is a window, a large one facing out onto a small garden which would be to the right of the building as you face it from the street.

The man with a gun looks initially confused but Miles' fast talk seems to assuage some of the concerns and he holds out his left hand for the gift whilst gripping the pistol in his right - clearly he isn't overly well endowed with trust, "I'm Hassan, give it here. Who is your employer?"


Outside Wayne sidles up to the truck but the windows are all blacked out, denying him a look inside. As he moves closer the driver's window winds down and a man's face, clean shaven but nearly entirely concealed by large sunglasses, pokes slightly out and grunts, "Can I help you?" in a way which makes clear he has absolutely no desire to help you at all...
Wayne Breuer
player, 35 posts
Math Genius
MOS - Weaponry
Fri 7 Aug 2020
at 20:57
  • msg #14

Marrakesh 1.2 - Bab Doukkala Mosque

Wayne pretended he hadn’t noticed the driver. He put on his “clueless American tourist” persona. ”Oh hey yea, buddy. Can you click one of me in front of this church thingy? I would really appreciate it.” He was passing off the cellphone to the guy, hoping to get his finger prints.
Miles Coldwater
player, 34 posts
Operator
MoS - Infiltration
Sat 8 Aug 2020
at 19:42
  • msg #15

Marrakesh 1.2 - Bab Doukkala Mosque

After offering the envelope up, Miles snatches back. Alright. I’m getting him. When in doubt, double down.

They said that Hassan would understand... I’m sorry. I’m not sure if you’re Hassan or not, not calling you a liar, but you understand. Orders are orders. This is for Hassan and for him only. “ Miles starts backing away to the door. “I’m sorry to interrupt and waste you guys’ time. “ He keeps moving harmlessly to the door and out unless someone stops him.
Director
GM, 47 posts
Mon 10 Aug 2020
at 20:36
  • msg #16

Marrakesh 1.2 - Bab Doukkala Mosque

The man who claimed to be Hassan looks genuinely puzzled by events as Miles backs out of the room. He makes no attempt to stop Miles and neither do the goons on the door but as Miles reaches the end of the corridor a voice rings out, "Stop!. Hassan is framed in the doorway to the room, still looking puzzled, and as Miles turns he holds out his hand again , "I'm Hasan, give that to me now." There is no sign of the gun he had in the room and his voice has lost any of the menace it had previously. He's clearly playing nice in the public areas.


Outside the driver of the van stares at Wayne through his shades and, even unable to see his eyes, you know he's looking at you like he might have just trod on you. At Wayne's request he holds out one hand for the phone and, as it is placed into his palm, holds it for just a second before dropping it on the floor at Wayne's feet and slowly rolling the window back up...
Wayne Breuer
player, 36 posts
Math Genius
MOS - Weaponry
Mon 10 Aug 2020
at 20:42
  • msg #17

Marrakesh 1.2 - Bab Doukkala Mosque

Wayne bent down to pick his phone up. While down he quick coms, ”Van is very suspisious. Might need to engage.” He got both of the steel ball bearings out of a pocket. He stood and flipped the driver off, and saying in Arabic, ”You milk the goat you homosexual.”

NOTE: This is said to insult the Muslim, not to insult homosexuals. Milking the goat refers to beastiality. These are insults worse than calling a Muslim man a woman or a pig. They are meant to provoke the man to coming out of the van.

He slipped the balls into the pockets of his pocket scarf and readied to take the driver out.
Miles Coldwater
player, 35 posts
Operator
MoS - Infiltration
Mon 10 Aug 2020
at 22:43
  • msg #18

Marrakesh 1.2 - Bab Doukkala Mosque

Miles will keep walking out the Mosque and ignore Hassan. To Wayne and the people at HQ, he says “I’ve had eyes on Hassan. He’s here at the mosque. I’m hoping we can tail him to our target.
If he gets outside, he’ll try to surreptitiously look for Wayne but not join him.

He’ll duck into another alley and remove the disguise to try to lose any tail.
Director
GM, 49 posts
Thu 13 Aug 2020
at 20:47
  • msg #19

Marrakesh 1.2 - Bab Doukkala Mosque

Miles leaves the mosque unmolested though Hassan shouts after him at least once more. Once outside it is no issue at all to slip into the crowd and find a quiet place to lose the disguise. As far as you can tell you aren't tailed and there isn't even an attempt at one.

Locating Wayne isn't a problem as his description of the van narrows down his location nicely.

Wayne's insult doesn't seem to rile the driver as the window doesn't lower itself again though you can hear movement in the back of it and what might be low voices.
Wayne Breuer
player, 37 posts
Math Genius
MOS - Weaponry
Thu 13 Aug 2020
at 20:55
  • msg #20

Marrakesh 1.2 - Bab Doukkala Mosque

Wayne motioned for Miles to come to him in a place where they couldn’t be seen. ”I heard voices in the back of the van. The driver is a cocksucker. I am pretty sure I can break through the passenger side window. I also think I can take him out before he can get to his gun. It will cause a big commotion. Your call, Miles.”
Miles Coldwater
player, 37 posts
Operator
MoS - Infiltration
Fri 21 Aug 2020
at 18:38
  • msg #21

Marrakesh 1.2 - Bab Doukkala Mosque

Miles nods. “Hassan is inside so we at least know what he looks like. So we should skeddale soon.  But if this is the target... Let’s find out. I’ll take cover the back of the van.

Miles gives him a fist bump, then gets into a position to cover the back of van. Praying that the person they are here to escort is in there and they aren’t butting their nose into someone else’s shady business.
Wayne Breuer
player, 39 posts
Math Genius
MOS - Weaponry
Fri 21 Aug 2020
at 18:53
  • msg #22

Marrakesh 1.2 - Bab Doukkala Mosque

Wayne bumped fists with Miles. When he was in place Wayne moved around back to the Driver’s side, swinging the weighted sash at his right side. He made sure to be at minimum five feet from the window beside the man’s head and at most ten feet. The sash whistled as the heavy steel ball bearing inside it and it moved so quickly it was little more than a red blur. With an expert motion Wayne used his elbow to throw the weapon...

Using my MOS once per mission to break through the window and knock the driver unconscious.

He yanked the silk back when it had done it’s job, using it’s momentum to wrap it around his forearm. He ran at the door, unlocked and opened it, pulling the driver out...
Director
GM, 53 posts
Sat 22 Aug 2020
at 20:36
  • msg #23

Marrakesh 1.2 - Bab Doukkala Mosque

The van window explodes inwards and Wayne's aim is true - the weight cracking into the side of the driver's head through the shattered window and knocking him out cold. As Wayne makes it to the door to open all hell breaks loose in the back of the van.

You can hear the shouts of several men, it sounds like "it's the Turk" spoken in English, and then the rear doors of the van burst open to reveal four figures in smart black tactical gear, all with faces covered and holding immaculately maintained submachine guns. Three immediately drop out of the back and start to move to fan out with well ordered precision. The other goes the other way, moving towards the front of the van presumably to check on the driver.

The presence of heavily armed, black clad figures outside a mosque causes exactly the kind of panic in the still milling crowd that you might expect. Within seconds shouts and screams are ringing out as people begin to flee the area in every direction.
Wayne Breuer
player, 40 posts
Math Genius
MOS - Weaponry
Tue 25 Aug 2020
at 13:30
  • msg #24

Marrakesh 1.2 - Bab Doukkala Mosque

Wayne pulled the driver out of the van and spun so that his body was between Wayne and his attacker. He called to Miles, ”Get in the van!”

Plan: get them both in the van and drive away...
Miles Coldwater
player, 38 posts
Operator
MoS - Infiltration
Tue 25 Aug 2020
at 19:17
  • msg #25

Marrakesh 1.2 - Bab Doukkala Mosque

Miles was luckily on the driver’s side of the van when the men poured out. Luckily because it was only one man he’d have to fight instead of 3. This wasn’t a time for flair and flourish, so as soon as the man came around the corner, recklessly rushes him throws a high Kyokushin Karate sidekick to his throat.  What Miles and other experienced fighters know, is that if you can’t breathe, you can’t aim, fight, it’s even hard to pull the trigger. So he puts as much speed and momentum and bodyweight behind the kick as he can.


So we’re doing a reckless attack and spending 3 points here, reducing the enemy HT by 3, but doing a called shot to the throat, which increases the enemy HT by 2, so a net -1 adjustment to the enemy HT.

I’m spending 3 points of athletic (reckless attack) and 2 points for Hand to hand.

15:12, Today: Miles Coldwater rolled 8 using 1d6+2.  Damage called shot.

15:09, Today: Miles Coldwater rolled 3 using 1d6+2.  Called Attack on armed guy +2 point spend vs HT-1.



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Health5/5Infiltration8/8Mechanics8/8Athletics5/8Conceal2/2 Surveillance8/8Shooting8/8Disguise1/2
Preparedness2/2Hand to Hand6/8Notice2/2 Shrink2/4Medic5/5Weapons4/4Cover10/10Network11/15
History1/1Diagnosis2/2Interrogation2/2Military Science1/1Occult Studies1/1       
Flattery1/1High Society1/1Streetwise2/2Tradecraft2/2         
Electronic Surveillance1/1Forensic Pathology2/2Notice1/2Pharmacy1/1Photography2/2Urban Survival2/2     


Director
GM, 54 posts
Tue 25 Aug 2020
at 20:17
  • msg #26

Marrakesh 1.2 - Bab Doukkala Mosque

Miles manages to take the man by surprise and delivers a perfectly executed kick to the throat. The armed man is fast, almost fast enough to get a block up in time, but not quite fast enough and goes down heavily wheezing and spluttering. He squeezes one shot out of the gun but it goes hopelessly wide and only serves to terrorize the crowd even more. Sadly it does draw the attention of his friends...

Wayne manages to successfully haul the driver bodily out of the vehicle; he's dressed in a lighter version of his comrades equipment save for the fact he's lacking a balaclava and only carries a handgun in a shoulder holster which he never even got the chance to draw before being so rudely subdued.

OOC: I think you only have to burn one point of athletics. My reading of the rules is that one point spend of athletics lets you pick the reduction to HT of between 1 and 3 depending on what you think you need to hit. So you're two points of Athletics better off!
Miles Coldwater
player, 39 posts
Operator
MoS - Infiltration
Tue 25 Aug 2020
at 20:54
  • msg #27

Marrakesh 1.2 - Bab Doukkala Mosque

That’s great. Thanks.

Miles tries to dive into the van close the doors.

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Health5/5Infiltration8/8Mechanics8/8Athletics7/8Conceal2/2 Surveillance8/8Shooting8/8Disguise1/2
Preparedness2/2Hand to Hand6/8Notice2/2 Shrink2/4Medic5/5Weapons4/4Cover10/10Network11/15
History1/1Diagnosis2/2Interrogation2/2Military Science1/1Occult Studies1/1       
Flattery1/1High Society1/1Streetwise2/2Tradecraft2/2         
Electronic Surveillance1/1Forensic Pathology2/2Notice1/2Pharmacy1/1Photography2/2Urban Survival2/2     


Wayne Breuer
player, 41 posts
Math Genius
MOS - Weaponry
Wed 26 Aug 2020
at 01:52
  • msg #28

Marrakesh 1.2 - Bab Doukkala Mosque

Wayne will drop the driver's limp form and make a dash for the van. If he succeeds he will drive Miles and himself away. "Yeeehaw! The terrible twosome strike again. I think this calls for a celebratory fist bump with fireworks..." He held up his fist for Miles.
Director
GM, 57 posts
Wed 26 Aug 2020
at 20:29
  • msg #29

Marrakesh 1.2 - Bab Doukkala Mosque

It seems that whoever they are, and whoever they think you are, the last thing these men expect was that you would steal their transport and drive away!

As they take up defensive positions the van, idling throughout your encounter, starts swiftly and moves away with a screech of tires and a spray of small items and litter rolling out of the still open rear doors and into the street. A hail of gunfire follows you down the road, punching a score of holes along the sides but not close enough to give either of you too much cause for concern.

As you turn a corner and move onto a main road the last you can see, in a now almost completely empty square, is two of the men dragging their incapacitated comrades into a side street while the other covers them in case of any aggression from what's left of the patrons of the mosque. It's a well coordinated maneuver and cements your earlier view that these guys were professionals - that still leaves the question of who they were and what they were doing...
Wayne Breuer
player, 42 posts
Math Genius
MOS - Weaponry
Thu 27 Aug 2020
at 00:08
  • msg #30

Marrakesh 1.2 - Bab Doukkala Mosque

Wayne uses coms to contact Sidney, "Hey Sidney, you track down a name? The Turk? One of these army guys blurted it out before the itshay hit the anfay."
Miles Coldwater
player, 40 posts
Operator
MoS - Infiltration
Fri 28 Aug 2020
at 18:04
  • msg #31

Marrakesh 1.2 - Bab Doukkala Mosque

Is there someone in the back of the van?
Wayne Breuer
player, 43 posts
Math Genius
MOS - Weaponry
Fri 28 Aug 2020
at 18:14
  • msg #32

Marrakesh 1.2 - Bab Doukkala Mosque

Wayne shook his head, ”Nah, they jumped ship.” He jerked his thumb at the guys in paramilitary gear.
Director
GM, 58 posts
Sat 29 Aug 2020
at 08:38
  • msg #33

Marrakesh 1.2 - Bab Doukkala Mosque

Sidney can't find any specific references to 'The Turk' which might fit though does point out that Hasan is Turkish so might be who they were referring to though she can't be certain.

There's nobody else in the van. As Wayne thought they had all exited and are now eating your dust some way behind. The only remaining contents are two large storage boxes, either fixed to the base or heavy enough not to move around with the general motion of the van, and piles of the kind of litter (fast food containers, empty water bottles, a deck of cards) that gets generated when people spend a lot of time cooped up in a van though a lot of that is gradually exiting the vehicle through the open back doors.

In the glove compartment is a smart manila folder, a well used map of Marrakesh and a spare magazine for a handgun. Presumably the weapon the driver never even got the chance to draw.
Wayne Breuer
player, 44 posts
Math Genius
MOS - Weaponry
Mon 31 Aug 2020
at 12:57
  • msg #34

Marrakesh 1.2 - Bab Doukkala Mosque

Wayne asked Miles, ”Where to? I don’t know which we should head for, so up to you.”
Miles Coldwater
player, 41 posts
Operator
MoS - Infiltration
Mon 31 Aug 2020
at 23:16
  • msg #35

Marrakesh 1.2 - Bab Doukkala Mosque

Miles moves up front to a passenger seat. Looks at the map.  “I’m not sure. I was hoping the target would be in here... Well we threw several monkey wrenches into several plans. With nothing to really show for it. And it’ll be really hard to follow Hassan now. Let’s reach out to the other team, and see if they have something. If not, then we either park this thing a few blocks from the hotel and search it for clues. Or circle back and try to watch the shenanigans. Let’s reach out first though.


I’ll spend a point of urban survival to scrutinize the map
This message was last edited by the player at 23:18, Mon 31 Aug 2020.
Wayne Breuer
player, 45 posts
Math Genius
MOS - Weaponry
Tue 1 Sep 2020
at 12:43
  • msg #36

Marrakesh 1.2 - Bab Doukkala Mosque

Wayne nodded and contacted Sidney, ”Have you heard from team Less Awesome?”
Director
GM, 60 posts
Tue 1 Sep 2020
at 20:50
  • msg #37

Marrakesh 1.2 - Bab Doukkala Mosque

The map itself is a fairly unremarkable map of Morocco with four locations roughly circled in red pen. Two of them you immediately recognize - the mosque you have just left and the Riad Rouge you had tracked Olivia Liu to. The others are new; one appears to be a residential street in one of the more modern areas of the city and the other, in a different colour pen, a bar just outside the Medina.

Checking in with Sidney you update her as to your current situation. However, she hasn't yet heard from Kate and Felix.

OOC: No need to spend a point, nothing on the map requires specific skills to uncover.
Miles Coldwater
player, 42 posts
Operator
MoS - Infiltration
Wed 2 Sep 2020
at 12:26
  • msg #38

Marrakesh 1.2 - Bab Doukkala Mosque

Miles fills Sydney in on the current situation. Then looks to Wayne as he drives. Then fills him in on the contents of the map.

 “There’s two additional locations on the map. I would say we go check out the club and see what’s going on there. Probably nothing right now, but the pen is different. Could be their HQ or a secondary rendezvous.
Wayne Breuer
player, 46 posts
Math Genius
MOS - Weaponry
Wed 2 Sep 2020
at 12:42
  • msg #39

Marrakesh 1.2 - Bab Doukkala Mosque

Wayne nodded, ”Do we ditch the van?”
Miles Coldwater
player, 43 posts
Operator
MoS - Infiltration
Fri 4 Sep 2020
at 20:33
  • msg #40

Marrakesh 1.2 - Bab Doukkala Mosque

Miles thinks for a second then just trusts his gut. "I'd say we take it and park it a few blocks from the residence. May need a get away vehicle since, we're undergunned, out manned, and flying by the seat of our pants.  I'll tell you what? When we get out of all of this traffic and the city, pull over.  I'm going to check to see if there's a gps transponder or bug or something.  We can stop them from tracking the location of the van and we may be able to trace the signal back to thier base if there is one."

Miles, still looking at the map will guide Wayne to a good spot.  A bit out of town and kind of secluded so he can work in peace, and also roughly between the two destinations on the map.
Director
GM, 63 posts
Mon 7 Sep 2020
at 21:04
  • msg #41

Marrakesh 1.2 - Bab Doukkala Mosque

To get outside of the town itself would be the better part of an hour drive but you can leave the Medina (the inner walled city) in just a few minutes and find a quiet back street without too much difficulty.

Once parked up a quick sweep of the van doesn't show up any sort of GPS or bug. It appears to be a fairly bog standard van - not especially kitted out or souped up. The crates in the back are largely empty but for a selection of spare magazines, the remains of packaging and foam inlays in which used to sit the automatic weapons that were so recently pointed at you by the van's former owners. It's very obvious this used to hold the gear which they suited up in just before you surprised them. There is, however, no identifying evidence of any sort. Whoever attacked you (or, more accurately, you attacked) are like ghosts.
Wayne Breuer
player, 47 posts
Math Genius
MOS - Weaponry
Tue 8 Sep 2020
at 13:00
  • msg #42

Marrakesh 1.2 - Bab Doukkala Mosque

Wayne felt uneasy. ”Does someone have a spec ops team here? That’s what this seems like to me.”
Miles Coldwater
player, 44 posts
Operator
MoS - Infiltration
Tue 8 Sep 2020
at 16:04
  • msg #43

Marrakesh 1.2 - Bab Doukkala Mosque

Miles shrugs. “Who knows bud. This is almost a war zone. It doesn’t need to be special ops with all of the trafficking they have going on within a hundred miles of this place. Guns, drugs, people... you can get anything and without spending too much I’d bet.”

Miles hated to generalize like that but that’s what his specific experience here led him to believe. He shrugged again mostly to himself. “Let’s finish the trip. Once we scout it out, we’ll check in with the other team to make sure they’re ok. There’s a lot of players in town with some big bats. And we came prepared for whiffle ball. And as much as I love Felix, when the shit starts. Kate can only do so much. “ He closes the door and points.
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Wayne Breuer
player, 48 posts
Math Genius
MOS - Weaponry
Tue 8 Sep 2020
at 16:15
  • msg #44

Marrakesh 1.2 - Bab Doukkala Mosque

Wayne nodded, ”I agree, it might be best if we head out.” He climbed into the driver’s seat, waited for Miles and then headed as his navigator instructed.
Director
GM, 64 posts
Thu 10 Sep 2020
at 20:34
  • msg #45

Marrakesh 1.2 - Bab Doukkala Mosque

OOC: Can I just check - which location are you heading for?
Wayne Breuer
player, 49 posts
Math Genius
MOS - Weaponry
Thu 10 Sep 2020
at 20:59
  • msg #46

Marrakesh 1.2 - Bab Doukkala Mosque

Kate and Felix??
Miles Coldwater
player, 45 posts
Operator
MoS - Infiltration
Fri 11 Sep 2020
at 18:42
  • msg #47

Marrakesh 1.2 - Bab Doukkala Mosque

I thought wed go to the residential neighborhood and scope it out.
Wayne Breuer
player, 50 posts
Math Genius
MOS - Weaponry
Fri 11 Sep 2020
at 19:10
  • msg #48

Marrakesh 1.2 - Bab Doukkala Mosque

OK we can do that. Residential place Boss.
Director
GM, 65 posts
Mon 14 Sep 2020
at 19:49
  • msg #49

Marrakesh 1.2 - Bab Doukkala Mosque

The residential street marked on the map is only a short drive away through streets that are starting to clear as evening sets in. As you approach there is an ominous pall in the air, darkening the already dim sky, and as you come closer you realize it is smoke.

Approaching with ever increasing certainty of what has happened you find the street itself blocked off at either end by emergency vehicles. Further down the road the crew of a small fire engine fights a blaze engulfing an apartment midway down the street. You can't be sure from this distance but if you were betting men you would say that the burning property is the same one ringed on the map...
Wayne Breuer
player, 51 posts
Math Genius
MOS - Weaponry
Tue 15 Sep 2020
at 13:08
  • msg #50

Marrakesh 1.2 - Bab Doukkala Mosque

“I think maybe we should back it up.”
Miles Coldwater
player, 46 posts
Operator
MoS - Infiltration
Thu 17 Sep 2020
at 20:58
  • msg #51

Marrakesh 1.2 - Bab Doukkala Mosque

"Good idea.  Lets park a little way down. Maybe we can get closer for a better look.  Or do you think we should just hit the last spot on the map? It's possible that they are striking all of the spots we have here today.  When he says here, he flicks the map.
Wayne Breuer
player, 52 posts
Math Genius
MOS - Weaponry
Fri 18 Sep 2020
at 12:38
  • msg #52

Marrakesh 1.2 - Bab Doukkala Mosque

Wayne had already begun to back up. He answered while looking at the side mirror, ”Honestly, I got a bad feeling about Felix and Kate. I think we should go and make sure they are alright.”
Miles Coldwater
player, 47 posts
Operator
MoS - Infiltration
Fri 25 Sep 2020
at 19:52
  • msg #53

Marrakesh 1.2 - Bab Doukkala Mosque

Miles looks at Wayne then sighs "Yeah.  If we don't look out for each other, who will?  Lets go."

He looks at the map and plots a route to get them to their allies last known location
Wayne Breuer
player, 54 posts
Math Genius
MOS - Weaponry
Tue 29 Sep 2020
at 21:18
  • msg #54

Marrakesh 1.2 - Bab Doukkala Mosque

Wayne hit the gas and headed to the hotel where the rest of the team was at this time. The something red? He couldn’t remember.
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