You jump from the 'wolf den' to the storage facility.  Once there, you find it a dirty and cluttered location full of boats and large vehicles (items that would not fit in the car impound lot).  Things are kept on land (boats and that very colorful bus) and on the water.  The security is cameras, a watchman's hut on both entrances, and fencing topped with barbed wire.  Walking around unseen, although normally easy, is a touch more challenging in the maze of vehicles and impounded parts on pallets, and the foot patrols/general visitors that come through every 15 minutes or so.  The lights are dim in parts of the yard and on the water (with most lights pointing outward).  After a few minutes of walking around you find your boat.

[OOC]
Be specific on what you are going to do when you find the boat.

Knight Wolf quietly avoided the patrols.  The electronic security was simple enough to avoid or circumvent.  Unfortunately the lot was not exactly well organized.  Frankly it was a mess and the very disorganization annoyed him slightly.  But it wasn't really his problem and eventually he found the boat in question.

Making sure to minimize any gravity, he circled the vessel a few times before boarding.  It was time to do a thorough investigation.  He'd do his best to not disturb the scene too much and document everything.  Once he was done, he made a mental note to send the information along.

OOC:
Going to to a full scan of vessel with various sensors before going in.  Then going to start checking ship over.  Top, then inside, room by room.  (Not sure how big this vessel is.)  Doing both investigation and sensor scans with suit.

Here's a bunch of rolls for searching.  I will be using Sharp Eyes too.

19:53, Today: Secret Roll: Knight Wolf rolled 15 using 2d10 with rolls of 6,9.

19:52, Today: Secret Roll: Knight Wolf rolled 9 using 2d10 with rolls of 6,3.

19:52, Today: Secret Roll: Knight Wolf rolled 3 using 2d10 with rolls of 1,2.

19:52, Today: Secret Roll: Knight Wolf rolled 12 using 2d10 with rolls of 4,8.

19:52, Today: Secret Roll: Knight Wolf rolled 15 using 2d10 with rolls of 5,10.

19:52, Today: Secret Roll: Knight Wolf rolled 15 using 2d10 with rolls of 7,8.

19:52, Today: Secret Roll: Knight Wolf rolled 12 using 2d10 with rolls of 4,8.

19:52, Today: Secret Roll: Knight Wolf rolled 4 using 2d10 with rolls of 2,2. 

[OOC]
Don't forget to roll again when you get doubles.  We had more than one high enough without it though.

[IC]
You find a piece of paper, ripped from a larger sheet.  It has the date, time, and location of "pickup".  It has the name "Mayer" written on it and what looks to be a partial of some letter, but it is lost in the tear.  Only a line exists to let you know it was there.

The remainder of the items you find are what you expect on a boat; life vests, rope, a flair gun, etc.

OOC:

Here's the doubles roll:
17:01, Today: Knight Wolf rolled 4 using 2d10 ((3,1)).

Wow, that was sad.

So..an 8 total. ;)

When/where is the pickup?  Already past, not yet happened?

Is that a full search/still more to go or all set?

[OOC]
It was details for the pickup of Diablo and Ghost (date and time of the pickup after the theft).

Knight took his time, documenting his meticulous search.  While his search did not turn up much of value, there was something.  The pickup time was likely a bust given the criminals were already apprehended.  But perhaps the name/word might be of value.  He started a potential search as he activated the teleporter; he'd finish refining it later.  But it would get the process started while he continued the investigation.  The car wasn't likely to have much else but he was nothing if not thorough.


OOC:
Ah, gotcha.

The car impound is much cleaner, organized, but has about the same security.  There are more people coming and going as cars are towed 24x7.  You find the car without much issue; the location and description are accurate.  The location of the car is not the worst, but not the best, for a search.

[OOC]
Give me two rolls.  One will be for the search and the second will be for a "stealth check".  You are invisible, but there is still noise and things to see (open trunk or door, some light as it isn't the brightest here, etc.).  If you have ways you are going to minimize that, please describe.

Knight landed softly upon finding the vehicle.  He took a moment to hack the feeds to help ensure no one would notice anything electronically before starting to thoroughly scan the car and check it over.  When one of the patrols came closer, he closed the doors and made it look undisturbed while waiting for them to move along.

OOC:
2 required rolls.
21:14, Today: Secret Roll: Knight Wolf rolled 9 using 2d10 with rolls of 4,5.

21:14, Today: Secret Roll: Knight Wolf rolled 8 using 2d10 with rolls of 3,5.

I have Interface power that uses my skill (so an 8 atm) to edit the camera feeds/loop them?  Mostly to handle any electronic security; regular people will just have to stealth/go still when they get within sight.
21:26, Today: Knight Wolf rolled 14 using 2d10 ((4,10)).

Although there are people and they are walking the yard, nobody is looking or expecting people in the yard, and you are not discovered.

Upon getting into the car, you find that is has been cleaned (dash clean and shinny, the seats a little slick, there is a smell from some 'evergreen' air freshener, the rugs vacuumed, etc.).

Knight frowned slightly.  Someone had done a good job of cleaning the vehicle.  He had to assume the perpetrators given the police hadn't check it yet.  With nothing left of interest in the area, it was time to go.  He activated the teleporter, letting it charge up before disappearing once more.


OOC:
No registration or anything huh?  K.

Heading back.  See if can compile and put clues together.

[OOC]
The glove has a few items (gauge, flashlight, manual, etc.), but no paperwork.  The spare, a manual pump, and jack are in the trunk.  It is trickier to get in and out quickly, but you can do it.

The car still has a VIN.

This was professionally cleaned.

Let me know what 'Chicago's Greatest Detective' is doing next.  :)

Taking the VIN, he returned to his base.  Knight didn't bother taking the armor off this time.  Odds were good he'd be busy again quite soon.  If not, it wouldn't be hard to remove.  But his computer connection and processing power would be better here, so here he was.

He started multi-tasking, opening up multiple searches.  He had to work on registration, ownership, GPS.  Not to mention, he had to edit his footage before sending it along to the police.  Afterwards, he'd summarize the whole thing.  But for now, he had quite a bit or research to dive into.



OOC:

Chicago's Greatest Detective... No bloody likely.  ;)

Not sure how many rolls are needed.  I know at least 3; threw in a 4th just in case (which is of course why it sucked!) another was needed.

13:58, Today: Secret Roll: Knight Wolf rolled 8 using 2d10 with rolls of 6,2.

13:58, Today: Secret Roll: Knight Wolf rolled 13 using 2d10 with rolls of 9,4.

13:58, Today: Secret Roll: Knight Wolf rolled 12 using 2d10 with rolls of 9,3.

13:58, Today: Secret Roll: Knight Wolf rolled 4 using 2d10 with rolls of 1,3.

After a few hours, you find the following things.
- The boat was taken from a slip up in Milwaukee down to Chicago.  It went straight to location CPD picked it up and the GPS stops.
- The boat was reported as stolen, but after it was confiscated by CPD.  It was reported stolen in Milwaukee.  The information just filtered down to CPD.
- The car is registered, but it does not match any of the names of the arrested.
- CPD reports they pulled finger prints off one of the artifacts, but they have not run it against the finger print database (results not back).
- They have pictures of the arrested people in their system now. 

[OOC]
There are a lot of moving parts here.  Multiple rolls are fine, but please do give me some idea on what you are using and to what end.  It can be nebulous, but some direction is needed.  And the lows rolls, when you are of 'really high intelligence', are sort of relative.

Also remember (EVERYBODY), when you have a high intelligence I am lenient on some items (like computer hacking without the skill), but there will be blocks are times.  If it doesn't fit the character (a smart neanderthal) won't be able to do things without the skill.  This, to me, helps the flow of PbP and makes it feel more like comics.

OOC:

Sorry, I thought I had given that direction/intent.  Will try to be more specific.

Luckily I have high intelligence and the skill. ;)  (Or at least I think I have a high intelligence?  Still learning scale and system.)

Can I do/expedite the finger print search?  Or independent?

What are the rules about "trying again" on something?  Such as the face search in the more restricted systems?

Brain is utterly fried but that's about all I can think of doing atm.

[OOC]
Things are progressing.  Everything is fine.

You can always try again.  All it costs you is time.  I'll always try to give you an idea on that cost.

The finger prints need to be run against the CPD database (which has hooks into a national database if you select to), but the system will work at the speed of that system.  And that is slower than anything you have....

As to scale, a normal human is 2.  Each AP is double the last. 3 is twice as smart.  4 is four times as smart.  5 is eight.  So you are 64 times smarter than the average person.  It mounts quick and does make it harder to do low level NPC/characters.  But...in DC...Wild Cat to Superman....

OOC:

Ok, then I would like to try again on both getting into the more secure systems both for the finger print check as well as the facial recognition.  Add to that tracking down (again through secure systems) owners of the car (since wasn't reported stolen) and the boat; I doubt they mean anything.  This is just me trying to be through.  And then trying to put clues together for next lead.  (After all that, my gadgeteer should probably do SOME kind design/gadgeteering work...)

As always, priority is to cover my tracks / not get caught/tracked back.  Assuming a bunch of rolls were needed.


20:46, Today: Secret Roll: Knight Wolf rolled 13 using 2d10 with rolls of 10,3.

20:46, Today: Secret Roll: Knight Wolf rolled 12 using 2d10 with rolls of 8,4.

uh...holy hell.
20:49, Today: Secret Roll: Knight Wolf rolled 18 using 2d10 with rolls of 9,9.

20:49, Today: Secret Roll: Knight Wolf rolled 16 using 2d10 with rolls of 8,8.

20:49, Today: Secret Roll: Knight Wolf rolled 6 using 2d10 with rolls of 5,1.

That's a ....  40?!?!   Don't know what I did to earn that one.  Maybe the dice felt bad for me due to all my earlier rolls?

[OOC]
See private message.

[IC]
The car does come back as owned by a James L. Thompson.  Lives in West Chicago.  It is not reported stolen.

[OOC]
To follow-up on a few items after a PM....

[IC]
It takes time, but in an hour or so you find the additional following items.

1. The car was never reported stolen.  But the owner was reported deceased just a few days ago of a heart attack.  The investigation is on-going.
2. You do not get a facial hit on the security guard.  There are a few possibilities (5), but none have a higher match percentage than 60%.
3. You get the names of the three men on the boat.  All of them are known low level criminals in Chicago and the surrounding area; armed robbery, vehicular theft, sale of stolen goods, etc.  They are all connected, but not part of a family.

Knight took a few moments to digest everything he'd uncovered as well as where the various leads seemed to end.  There was more there; he just wasn't seeing it.  Too much on his mind.  The clues, the suit's performance, the new weapon and accessory designs he was pondering, business, family.  Sometimes, he thought, it'd be nice to be able to shut off his power and let his mind have a moment of peace.  But it was just a passing thought.

Still, his avenues for this particular case seemed to be at an end.  Knight took several long minutes compiling everything he had discovered.  Much would be things already discovered but Knight was a thorough fellow and didn't want to leave anything out.  Just in case.  The 2 criminals, the boat and the car, the owners (one reporting it stolen in one case and dead in the other), the unknown security guard spying, everything on the items from the theft.  The results of Knight's searches (good and bad).  The small note with the name one it.  Everything.  He even included his own recordings, though admittedly, those were scrubbed to prevent any data of his technology being recovered.

Once it was finished, he set up another secure system of communication with cutouts.  One of these days, he simply needed to do some globe hopping and set up his own system, he thought absently.  Link up secure, he sent the package to Mindstrike's account as well as one to the police department as before.  It hadn't been that long ago that he'd sent the first message to the police; was it really less than 12 hours?  It was entirely possible they hadn't even read the prior messages yet, let alone start to verify any of the information.  He gave a mental shrug; they'd get there eventually he figured.

But for now, his work in that particular area was done.  There was still much to do in others.

Having finished his investigation for now, Knight Wolf retires to a quiet night of tinkering.  Things go smoothly, until sleep finally takes our young hero.

OOC:

No, we didn't name him.  Just did some generic investigation for good/fair cop/detective (who was at least connected with supers in some way in the past cases) and sent to him.

The whole bouncing signal through various satellites and servers and cutouts and such to make it impossible to trace.  Same stuff I've done for all other communication.  This is for all communication, in and out.  Mostly I'm being super careful.  But honestly it's probably overkill.  If you can basically do the same thing by buying burner phones (which anyone with 100 bucks could do really), I'd assume a super genius tech guy should do this in his sleep.  But I wanted to be clear/sure I guess.  *shrug*

Actually, yes.  The reason is I am trying to work WITH them.  Providing information from an unverified source cannot be used in a legal case/charges.  So I'm ensuring that the information I uncover and provide is both documented and it follows all procedures the police do in investigation (baring the trespassing on the police property).  I'm fairly certain I'm a far better investigator and forensic expert than anyone else in the vicinity so it should be easy enough.  I don't want what is discovered to be thrown out/inadmissible/dead ended due to bureaucracy.  Yes, it does implicate me in the misdemeanor of "trespassing" or possibly "interfering with a police investigation" but...vigilantes exist so not sure how that'd go.  Plus, Knight doesn't particularly care about those 'crimes'. ;)

[OOT]
Checking back into your email, you find that Detective Rice has read your email (the read receipt beacon came back).  You'll have to burn this account now.

Setting up another communications mode will not be an issue.  You'll just need to give it a little time and money to get it done.  Starting with finding a little 'old dark fiber' to jump onto will be the hardest part, but you've got your leads.  There is that abandoned link you stumbled upon a few months back that could work.

Sending the second email off with data is easy, once you scrub it a little.

Dean put in a couple of work work on various projects.  He kept a search going on the map, correlating it to any historical information out there.  He did some maintenance on the armor, just to ensure it was in top condition.  Dean did a little work on setting up a more secure and untraceable communication system.  Then he felt compelled to tinker and do a little design work with some new projects he'd been pondering.  Eventually, the need to sleep forced him to call it and get some sleep.


OOC:

Well, the email/connection should still be fine.  Just have to route through anonymous servers (and make sure no trojan horse/trackers in the message) when I get it.

I'm certain I've got the $.  Just need to start working on it.

The day ends quietly.  With one exception, when you check your work email address, you get a notice from legal that there is new lawsuit on intellectual property issues.  It does not require your direct attention, but it SOP to notify the leadership of any lawsuits, no matter the size.

[OOC]
What would your next day look like?

OOC:
I'm assuming the next day is a weekday.  If not, pretty much the same without the job stuff.  Add visiting family and such

- Do about 3 hours of his 'job' stuff to maintain cover and keep work going
- Do an hour or do financial work (little research on this intellectual lawsuit too just in case)
- Few hours of maintenance/gadgeteering and what not
- Continuing doing a little research on the whole theft case/trying to put clues together
- some patrolling/heroing too of course

A) The intellectual property case is over ownership of a low volume, high pressure system used to inject small amounts of fluids into solutions for quick and complete mixing.  The valve and pump system was developed at your company by an employee that has now left.  They are seeking greater compensation.

B) You get an email back from Detective Rice.  "Who is this?  How did you get this?"

Taking a moment from his other tasks, Dean set up the routing to prevent tracking messages back before responding.



Sending the message off, he got back to work...

OOC:
K.  Legal's thing.

[OOC]
I'm sorry...what?  You are leave the IP case to legal?

OOC:

Yeah.  Im a background person/owner.  I keep the company growing, patent backward design and nudging R&D along.   Im not a micro manager.   Directly interfering when not needed is a bad idea.  Besides its their entire job to handle this stuff.  ;)

[OOC]
I'm good with that.  It keeps me from having to detail it further.  :)

[IC]
Things continue quietly, until a background search sends a notice to your machine.  You have a 90% hit on the facial recognition search for the security guard.  He has come up on two other searches, but there are not names.

Dean paused in his work when the computer alerted him to the success of one of the searches.  Rolling his chair away from the worktable, he pulled up to the computer and raised an eyebrow at the result.  "Well, well," he mussed as he brought up the data to start working through.

OOC:
What does it come up with?

What were the 2 other searches looking for?

[IC]
The search comes back with a name of William L. Chura.  The name and ID search come up in relation to a background check for part-time/temp security guard work at MIS and The Illinois Holocaust Museum and Education Center in Skokie.  Both searches had the name and same address information for him.

[OOT]
Please hit the latest Mindstike thread and post what your email said to her work account.  We will do this there for this interaction as it is short.

[OOC: I can copy and paste the email and respond to it. This would only be necessary if I didn't have access to the original post with the email.]

In reply to Mindstrike (msg # 33):

[OOC] I don't remember him detailing your email.  I need to do a few items, but I'll go back and double check.

[OOC: It was in this post: link to a message in this game]
This message was last edited by the player at 23:11, Thu 03 June 2021.

OOC:
Was the Center in Skokie one of the previous robberies?


She did repost it in her thread.  It didn't have a ton of info that I'd discovered in it though.  The message I sent to the Detective (up in #19) DID list everything I had discovered at that time.

At what point am I at?  Really not sure.  She replies on Friday evening.
This message was last edited by the player at 00:24, Fri 04 June 2021.

[OOC]
Friday evening is good.  You two are in sync.

The Center has not reported a robbery.

"Interesting," he muses.  He kicked off a few more searches, helping the other searches along by refining them.  The name and now a solid photo was excellent progress plus the other potential robbery site.  He started another utility to gather more information.

Finally, starting to feel the hours weighing in on him, he set up another routing to send a follow up email to Mindstrike at the requested address.



Cutting the connections and scrubbing the pathways, he yawned loudly.  More than enough for one night he figured as he staggered off to get some sleep.



OOC:
Ok, I'll shift to Saturday by end of this post.  Gotta sleep at some point after all.

Where does he live?  What other information can I dig up on him?

Start doing a little searching/digging at the Skokie museum as prep work to read the next day.

While he would be searching and working and investigating all weekend, that can be handwaved/summed up if needs be to get everyone on same page.  *shrug*

This message was last edited by the player at 23:59, Wed 09 June 2021.

[OOC]
You do get an address and a lot of other personal information.  All of the items that would be needed for a background check or a job are provided.  You even get information about his car (a Honda Odyssey) as there is a comment to send a parking permit for one to him.

As to the museum, I've never been there. https://www.ilholocaustmuseum.org/

Dean woke a bit late on Saturday; the price of staying up far too late.  In the back of his mind, the thought spurred the beginnings of an idea for a device to negate the need for or condense sleep.  He let the ponderings mull about as he went through morning routines and got ready for the day.  By mid morning, he had a cup of coffee and breakfast before him as he sat at his command console.  It was the weekend so, for the most part, he had few plans outside some tech design and work as well as continue researching his various projects.

[OOC]
Options -
1) Investigate Mr. Chura further.
2) Investigate things at the Holocaust Museum.
3) Holding to work on other items for the weekend (waiting for reply from Mindstrike).
4) Other....

Just want to know where you are going from here.

OOC:

I'm fine with doing some ffwding if you want to get people caught up.  Or can post/rp the weekend.  Mindstrike doesn't respond that weekend so he's got other things to do.

During the weekend, he will keep researching Chura.  He'll research the museum, correlating with other info.  If need be, will pop in and get more data.

And spend time doing maintenance/gadgeteering and such.

[OOC: There is a response here: link to a message in this game]

OOC:

Yep and I responded to it.  Same day/late night.  Post #38 above.  But your post indicated you weren't doing anything more about it/me until the week.  *shrug*
This message was last edited by the player at 02:49, Tue 15 June 2021.

[OOC: Oh yeah. I've slept since then.]

[OOC]
Give me two roles: one for research on Chura and one for research on the Museum.

ooc

Did 4, 2 for sat, 2 for sun.  The repeated attempts as mentioned before.  Not that it helped the 2nd each time.  :/

15:08, Today: Secret Roll: Knight Wolf rolled 11 using 2d10 with rolls of 5,6.

15:08, Today: Secret Roll: Knight Wolf rolled 6 using 2d10 with rolls of 5,1.

15:08, Today: Secret Roll: Knight Wolf rolled 16 using 2d10 with rolls of 6,10.

15:08, Today: Secret Roll: Knight Wolf rolled 3 using 2d10 with rolls of 2,1.


If you need a more detailed list/plan for weekend if ffwding, I can write that up.

You do not find more information on Chura than what you already have found.

You find that;
a) the museum has not hired Chura yet,
b) they do have temporary security staff supplement when needed and this is a SOP,
c) and the head of security is a LeRoy Bradley and they have 3 full time security staff.

OOC:

Can I put in a kind of notification in their system that wouldn't get noticed?  ie if his picture get loaded as part of the temporary security, I'll get notified.  If so, here's a roll for htat:

20:18, Today: Knight Wolf rolled 16 using 2d10 ((7,9)).

He'll go out and do another patrolling thing on Sat night but don't think we want to rp that; can just sum up.  Any issue, he immobilizes and detains for authorities.

Beyond that, dinner with mom, maintenance and gadgeteering work.

[IC]
The system does have alerts that can be set, but they are basic (email only, event triggers on new applicants and updates to files).  You could sent an email address in the system for an alert, but if anybody looks it would be obvious.  To do something more sophisticated would take some time.

[OOC]
Go ahead and give us a 'Knight Wolf on The Town' solo adventure.  :)  As long as it doesn't affect another player, you would be good.  You could even make you nemesis...Day Fox(?)...Fool Bear(?).  :)

OOC:

I'd like to take said time.  I'm rather smart & skilled and can use tech to speed process up through Interface I'd assume.  But this way I don't need to sit there and watch the place.  Will just get an alert, even if he's a temp/contracted out security.

Heh, no nemesis I think; for now anyway.  This is just a minor night out/testing suit.  And those are HORRIBLE names for a nemesis!  I'm ashamed for you!  ;)

But I'll put something together.  Gimme a day or two to write something up.

Dean loved to work on new ideas, designing gadgets and even working on a focused task like researching and computer manipulation.  Left to his own devices, he’d probably spend days on end doing such things and simply loosing himself in it.  But he was smart enough to know too much was just not healthy.  And with a simple set alarm, he set up a cut off point.

And, truth be told, he really DID enjoy putting on the suit and leaping around town.  While he might deny it, the thrill of excitement and adrenaline was a siren call as well.  And so, when his alarm blared, he set his various tasks aside and headed for his armory stand.  Stepping up, he keyed the command prompt and stood still as the armor assembled itself on him in very short order.  By the time he walked up to the transport pad, it was fully charged and waiting to go.  A flicker in the air and he was standing on the roof of a high rise.

He accessed the police channels as he oriented himself.  With nothing much going on, he programmed in a route to take him through some of the hotspots in the area.  Unless he came across something unexpected, he wasn’t even remotely concerned.  Still careful of course, but far from concerned.  Given his defensive cloak and ranged ability, combined with planning and skill, there was little that was likely to be of any threat.  Bullets would likely still be quite dangerous.  But hitting him was another story altogether.

He came across a couple minor crimes; a mugging and a corner drug peddler or two.  Nothing of note and certainly nothing threatening.  Knight Wolf simply had them pinned before binding their hands and feet.  For the few instances where there was more than one threat, he had to toss some people into a wall or pole or something to disable them and whittle the numbers down.  Once trussed up, he made the appropriate police call, forwarded along the edited video as proof before continuing on his way.  It pressed upon him a need for a more offensive weapon system or two however.  Just one more thing to work on.

Knight Wolf did encounter one jewelry store robbery on his way home that took a bit of effort to tackle.  It was notable in that the thieves had scored quite a lot of valuable gems and jewelry.  He made sure it was waiting to be picked up by the police  along with the evidence he forward to.  The prospect of finding wealth such as this, and potentially keeping it, held no interest for him at all.  His pocket change was worth more; the perks of wealth.  Nor did he even want to be seen or recognized for his actions.  He did not want that kind of attention.

Still, it was a fun evening of diversion.  A bit of excitement, some suit testing.  All in all a good evening.  Afterwards, he needed to get some sleep.  Tomorrow was a new day.

As Knight Wolf watches the cleanup after stopping a drug deal, an officer says something about "Friendly neighborhood Spider-Man...da hell?"

Knight chuckled softly to himself at the officer's mutterings.  He made no move to correct the man though.  Knight wasn't doing this for any kind of acknowledgement or recognition.  Sending the information to the detective would suffice; admittedly the reason was to make sure any crimes committed would stick.  But that was neither here nor there and little more than a passing thought as he headed home.

Later that night after returning, Dean spent a little time putting the finishing touches on his communication encryption and systems.  It was long overdue and needed to be finished before the next phase of this work could continue.  He ran it through a few checks before getting the Detective an update of the recent patrol.  Poor fellow was going to come back from a weekend off to even more work and questions.

Signing off for the night, it was time get a little sleep.

[OOC: Sunday evening, you will get an email from Mindstrike.]

Dean woke up the next morning feeling fairly refreshed.  Laying there, he took a little bit to check his messages, news and such like most people in the world.  The topics were just a bit different.  Given he wasn't one to just lay around, the reading was fairly brief before he got up and took care of his morning routine.

A quick shower to clean off and Dead was headed to his lair.  He had about an hour of prep work to do before a couple of quick jaunts about town.  Afterwards, he got changed back into more normal 'Dean' attire.  He figured he should put in a few hours of pretend work to help certain projects along and the like in order to maintain his fiction (and getting those project leads moving with a subtle nudge or two).  After lunch, he could get back to his real work.

You get an email from Detective Rice.  Can we meet?

He'd barely gotten out of his armor but that was easy enough to remedy.  He typed up a quick reply.

That would give the Detective just enough time to get there but not plan any kind of funny business, if that was even an intent.  Knight would of course be there and quite hidden in about 5 minutes.  He quickly donned the armor and stepped on to the pad.  His other work would have to wait it seemed.

As you sit and watch the boat, a blue VW Passat pulls up and a single man gets out.  He is average height, gray/brown hair and in a suit jacket.  He starts looking around the yard and the boat as soon as he is out of the car.

Knight leapt and floated down to land on the opposite side of the car.  Deactivating the cloak, his armor became visible after a moment.  "Good morning, Detective," he greeted the man politely.  "While it is nice to meet you in person, you asked to meet.  what can I do for you?"  He let the armor continue it's scan.  While he did not expect anything to go amiss, it was simply good practice to remain alert.

He did see you coming at all and jumped when you finally became visible.  He didn't go for his gun; you can tell he stopped himself. "Sonabitch."  He is a little jumpy and a little angry.

He settles a little, "I need to know where you're getting your information.  Did anybody ask you to do this or give you any information?"

"Apologies.  I was trying not to startle you."  Knight tilted his head slightly as he quirked an eyebrow (not that the detective could see it).  "My information?  It comes from a variety of sources I suppose.  Some from the department itself, some from other avenues.  But no, no one asked me to do this.  I simply saw the news about the robbery and decided to investigate further.  Once begun, it was merely following logical paths of investigation.  I am...possibly more skilled at this task than most I suppose," he added.  He paused a long moment.  "Is there a concern?  Besides working with someone like myself, with no connection to the government or police department that is."

"Anything could go wrong and it isn't like I know who you are.  I've looked at what you sent...some of it we don't have yet.  I don't want to know how you got it, I guess.  You seem to also think this is bigger than we do.  Why?"  His body language has shifted and he is watching your every move.

"Ah, right.  I forgot to send you the update with the most recent information.  Let me fix that," Knight remarked as he started the process of doing just that.  "The pair who robbed the museum have been involved in a number of robberies of remarkably similar materials in recent past.  This was the first where their efforts were thwarted, supposedly."  He paused a minute as he finished compiling the information for the Detective.  "I say supposedly as these two almost certainly aren't working either for themselves or alone.  The target materials are suspicious of course and we're not entirely sure what was taken or why from this museum or the other robberies.  In additional, I found evidence of a guard at the museum, dressed as a security guard.  According to the ID, he'd been hired as a temporary guard.  I have yet to interview anyone so I can't verify his hiring despite the ID.  He came to my attention and suspicion as, with a little digging, I found records of him being where he shouldn't have been.  Specifically spying on Mindstrike and the administrator she was speaking to just after the robbery.  The information I dug up on him is...suspicious but haven't had time to pursue."  He shrugged one shoulder almost apologetically.  "I just sent you everything I have on the case, minus the specific technical aspects of my equipment of course.  I also sent most of this to Mindstrike, who I'm meeting tonight, yesterday as well."

As you talk, you note a change in his demeanor.  He also starts to take a few notes on a pad of paper he pulls from the car.  When you say Mindstrike, he shakes his head.  When you say there is more information on the way, he also nods his head.  "Wait...let me get this straight...there is a ring of people stealing Nazi paraphernalia?  Like who would do that...Neo-Nazis?"

"Ring?  Unknown.  A buyer?  Almost certainly.  My current hypothesis is whoever is behind this is looking for some specific.  Just not entirely sure what.  Perhaps some lost military work or base?  I just don't have enough data.  Which is why the guard as well as the last untouched museum is a bit more essential."

When you talk about a 'military base', he looks at you funny.  "You're tellin' me that we have Neo-Nazi looking for Nazi bases or treasure?  Are you serious?  Not just people stealing things that they know somebody will buy???"  He seems a little incredulous.

"As I said, it is a theory.  In the previous robberies, not every Nazi relic from World War II was taken.  Not even the most 'valuable'.  Given the rather limited and specific items that were taken, this indicates a more specific purpose behind the thefts.  I was simply supplying possibilities but being clear that I had no certainty as to why."  Knight shrugged one shoulder.  "I do not ask you to agree or even believe me.  I have sent you all the information I have on this.  Make your own conclusions.  What I do know is there is only 1 museum with similar relics that has not had a robbery yet and that there is a mystery temporary guard, who should not have been where he was, spying on a museum administrator and one of the two heroes involved in thwarting the 2 meta-criminals.  And that last museum happens to be in the same town as the last."  It seemed a fairly likely conclusion to Knight but the detective had a little catching up to do though the man was welcome to do his research.  "I imagine you'll want to verify the information and double check the facts.  I forwarded you everything to help speed that process up in order to not waste what I consider to be valuable time.  But draw your own conclusions from the information.  It has already been several days since the robbery after all."

"You have to agree that it seems far fetched.  What is the other museum...the one that hasn't been robbed?  The temp guard, he or she, is of suspicion because of ease dropping you observed and you assume will be going to this museum?  We should pick this person up and talk to them.  We can put some more police on the scene to help...."

He has continued to jot notes down as you have talked.  "I assume  tonight you share what you have with this Mindstrike?"

Knight shrugged his shoulders, unconcerned.  "We live in a world where godlike beings walk casually down the street every day.  Far fetched is a matter of perspective.  Regardless, it's just a possibility.  One worth pursuing."  He rattled off the name of the museum as well as the suspicious guard's name.  "I sent all this to you just now as well for your records.  I would recommend a delicate touch.  To my knowledge, this fellow doesn't know I'm on to him.  Nor do I have any positive proof of a crime on him, except for the false information on his identity.  Just a lot of suspicioun and coincidence."

Nodding in agreement, he gave a quick answer.  "That is the intent.  She was involved in the battle and capture of the other two so it seemed fitting.  And given her public persona she was easy to track down in order to contact her."

When you mention 'delicate touch' he seems to ruffle a little.  "I'll see if there is anything we can do for the holocaust museum.  I'll also see what we can find on our possible thief.  I'll look at what you sent.  I appreciate it, but realize if I have to, I'll toss it for legal reasons and need to ask you more questions."  He fixes you with a critical eye when he says this.

"If you get anything else, I'll take it."

Raising on hand in a pacifying gesture, he tried to fix and social misteps.  "I was not questioning your ability or department Dective.  It was simply a reminder that I had endevored, succussfully I believe, to not alert him that someone was 'on to him' as they say," Knight explained.

"I will do my best to answer what questions I can.  If I find out anything else, I will be sure to forward it to you.  Likewise, if you need me, don't hesitate to contact me.  I will also monitor this frequency," he supplied, rattling off a number, "and number for more immediate needs if email is too slow."  He paused a moment before continuing.  "Please don't bother to have them traced in order to find me.  It would be a waste of both our resources and a perfectly amicable future partnership.  Think of it as a measure of trust that I'm providing more direct means of commuication."  It was't that trusting given how difficult for mundane efforts it would to to track, let alone crack.  But the decetive didn't know that.

"Fair enough.  I do have one question.  When are you looking to investigate what is happening at Holocaust Museum?"

"Concurrently.  I can't devote all my time on this but I'll be continuing to investigate."

"Let me see if I can find something on your suspect.  If I can, I can share and maybe we can do something per-emptive.  Sound good?  I would rather prevent a robbery than have to investigate one."

"Indeed.  It would be preferable," he agreed.  "If you have any questions on the material I sent, don't hesitate to ask.  If I determine new information, I will pass it along as well."

"Ahhh...one last question.  You really want me to call you Knight Wolf?"

Knight chuckled softly.  "It's just a name, more a nickname for the outfit and work I do in it.  It's not really who I am, just a persona I'm adopting.  Intellectually, at least from a certain point of view, I understand the idea behind the hero's moniker.  Even if it does sound a bit silly," he pondered aloud.  "Whatever works for you Detective."

"Yeah...I'll call you Wolf."  He says it in a no nonsense matter-of-fact way.

Knight nods slowly.  "Whatever works for you Detective.  Anything else?"

"No.  Not for now.  I'll finish going through all the stuff you sent, but hit your suspect first.  He seems 'sus' to you, so I'll start there.  Unless 'sus' isn't the right word for it your Millennial speak."  One side of his mouth goes up in a half-smile.

Inside the mask, he grimaces.  "Please.  Do not feel the need to mangle an already mangled and bastardized language any more than necessary," he said almost painfully.

He snorts. "I'll be in touch."  He turns and heads back to his car.

Chuckling softly, he watched the Detective get in his car before activating his cloaking system.  Leaping away, he kept the scanners active as he started the teleporter charging.  He had a plenty to do and, while very useful, the suit wasn't exactly idea for some of them.

[OOC]
I know some of what you want to do, but I don't know it all.  Send me a PM or something, and we'll work it out.

Knight materialized on the rooftop a short while later.  It wasn't that he didn't have projects to work on; he had more than he could conceivably get to in any reasonable time.  And while he did love to work and fiddle with his designs and tech, he did get bored eventually.  Sometimes, he just needed to stretch his legs and DO something, preferably something with adrenaline and excitement.

And since he had gone to the trouble of getting the armor on, he figured he might was well use it and burn some energy.  Hence his reappearance on the rooftops in one of the 'hot spots' of the city for trouble.  He'd mess about for a couple hours before heading back to do a little work.

The south side and south-west side are always issues for CPD.  In the cities history, those areas were where the 'new', undeserved, and immigrants ended up (not by choice mostly).  As you 'stretch' your legs, you are immediately hit by issues in the police bands from the area.  A petty robbery...a car accident...a foot chase through the alleys...a reported drug deal.  For you, anything is in range...it just up to you to decide.

"Really need to build that multi funtion self-replication expansion drone observation system," he mutters as information on yet another foot chase comes up.  But that was a task for another time.  And there were others in more need.  Pulling up the various information, he prioritized assisting/saving innocents than dealing with criminals.  Sometimes, they overlapped.  But not always...


OOC:
Priority:
- If the accident is serious/has serious injuries, that's priority.  If not, it's last.
- Really focusing on whichever has the highest chance of someone being injured?  So robbery maybe?

[OOC]
The car accident is under control, but there is a fire at a cleaners that is approximately 6 miles west of your location.  It is a factory and a reported drying system has caught fire.  It has spread to the structure.  Currently, they do not know if they have gotten every one out of the building.  Two engines have responded.  Police and EMS are on the scene and in route.

He had yet to really test the potential of the gravitic movement assistance system to any adequate levels.  But it seemed now was a good time.  Diverting the suit's systems, he launched himself from the roof and across the city blocks.  He kept the suit's channel open and keyed to ES.  But when the building came into sight, he zeroed in on one window and applied just enough reverse force to make sure he didn't crash before smashing through the window to land inside.  He immediately set the suit sensors to scan for survivors even as he did the same...

OOC:
Wasn't sure a roll was necessary or not.

Me
12:42, Today: Knight Wolf rolled 11 using 2d10 ((5,6)).

Suit (couldn't recall if it got a separate roll; not that it mattered)
12:42, Today: Knight Wolf rolled 5 using 2d10 ((3,2)).

You crash through the window and come to sliding stop.  The floor is slick between water from fire suppression and other chemicals that have built up over time in the cleaners.  The suppression has not stopped the fire; chemicals and fire are still interacting in multiple places.  The smoke has started to buildup.

You've come in on a second floor of the building.  You see various conveyors with large laundry bags, individual items on hangers that snake around and through, large industrial dyers, large industrial washers, and small version here or there.  There are large chemical storage tanks of various sizes.  Smoke has started to fill the floor.  The parking lot, which you saw as you flew over, is in various stages of chaos with cars, firetrucks, EMS and police moving about.  There are people on foot moving away from the building.  This building has three floors and is about 57,000 sq ft.

[OOC]
Rolls for landing?  I would make that a gimme.

Tell me how you are searching (what you are using).  What are you personally using to protect yourself?
I will need a role as soon as you pick sense used.

Knight landed amidst the shattered glass and started scanning, rotating through his options.  He didn't stay still long, immediately moving.  When he found the water pipes for the building's suppression system, he flicked out with a tiny bit of power to knock the head of one of the vents to activate it.  He continued his moving and searching, relying on the suit, speed and regular dowsing for protection.



OOC:
They were more for "looking around" using just simple vision as arrived.

But sensors being used:
- don't think radar sense applies as we're inside
- don't think most of the vision ones apply given massive fire?  I don't think full spectrum would help?

So these are the primary:
- Hearing / Super Hearing
- Sonar
- X-ray Vision

Here's the roll for each:
hearing/super hearing
08:24, Today: Secret Roll: Knight Wolf rolled 15 using 2d10 with rolls of 10,5.

sonar
08:24, Today: Secret Roll: Knight Wolf rolled 13 using 2d10 with rolls of 7,6.

x-ray
08:24, Today: Secret Roll: Knight Wolf rolled 7 using 2d10 with rolls of 3,4.


The suit is sealed so really not worried about breathing.  The suit should have some tolerance from heat/fire due to its toughness but going to rely on moving and stopping under the suppression systems to help/restore temperature and then continue on.  If it looks like place is going to go critical or things go wrong, I have a plan B.

In your initial scan, you see two heads that are sputtering and some that have not melted open yet.  Hitting any of those starts a flow of water in different areas. Even if there is no immediate fire, the water will spread.

Your hearing immediately picks up a <zapp!> that is happening frequently to your right.  Based on you sonar returns, it would be any one of a few large driers along the wall.  The fire is licking up the outside of the first few in the row.  Water is weak in the area, but present.

You x-ray vision picks up little.

[OOC]
In a scan and hit a sprinkler head, I'll give you two in this round.

Knight immediately started to move, intending to hit the areas that were most inaccessible or cut off from the outside.  While he kept the senors working and his eyes peeled, he did activate the external speakers.  "HELLO?  CAN ANYONE HEAR ME?  CALL OUT OR MAKE NOISE IF YOU CAN," he 'yelled' as he moved at a rapid pace.

OOC:
requested roll:
21:03, Today: Knight Wolf rolled 12 using 2d10 ((3,9)).

I do have sharp eyed if it helps too.

In reply to Knight Wolf (msg # 94):

[OOC]
"hit the areas that were most inaccessible or cut off from the outside."  You are moving into the next area that may be not as open?  You do pickup doors to the rear of the building, but there is a lot of open space with equipment in it.  There is nothing that is open to the outside; think warehouse and not store front.  You are on the 2nd floor.

Ooc:
Ah, gotcha.  Then yes, moving to areas not as open or areas closed off.

As you move, you get a better idea of the entire space.  It seems akin to what you've see on TV and movies; bins with clothes, bags on belts, various chemicals in large 'plastic' tanks, large tumble driers, large tumble washers, and a track with hanging clothes that go up-down-around-under and eventually go through a 'plastic shield' into a back area.  There is a flashing red light just over the plasti-shield curtain.

There are offices/rooms in the back as you see four doors.  There is the area where the clothes go.  There are stairs up and stairs down on the same wall you came in through.

Knight immediately headed for those back rooms, ignoring the heat and fire and occassional sparks.  He kept the sensors running as he pushed through the plastic curtain.  Putting his 'yell' on a loop so he wouldn't waste energy doing it himself, he let the computer handle that.  Doing a quick scan on the doors, he took a half second to make sure there wasn't anything explosive (like a backblast) behind them.  If it was safe, he was just going to storm right through each, looking for survivors.

OOC:
If need another sensor roll (using the same ones really as rest don't really work I guess).  And have Sharp Eyed as well.

15:37, Today: Knight Wolf rolled 11 using 2d10 ((1,10)).

If fire ever gets to the point where it looks like it'll conusme everything/suck all the air out/gets beyond someone surviving, let me know as will end up switching action slightly.

You get the first back room, and find that it isn't caught in the fire yet.  And it is also empty.  It is just a standard off, with a desk and cabinets.  As you move from this office to the office to the right, you note smoke coming from the third office of the row.  It is closer to some of the equipment that is along the walls.

Ooc

Can I get an idea of what is in any of the rooms at this point with x-rayy, sonar, enhanced hearing?  Ie are there people in any of them?  Or is the main breaker in one since there still seems to be power?

[OOC]
You can scan.  There is smoke.  Just give me three roles to simplify it.  X-Ray will cut through.

ooc:

16:26, Today: Secret Roll: Knight Wolf rolled 9 using 2d10 with rolls of 3,6.

16:26, Today: Secret Roll: Knight Wolf rolled 10 using 2d10 with rolls of 6,4.

16:26, Today: Secret Roll: Knight Wolf rolled 9 using 2d10 with rolls of 6,3.

The video is a bit jarring when you swap to x-ray vision, but you have no issues seeing through the walls in front of you.  There is nobody in rooms 1 and 2.  But, room three has a body on the floor, just on the other side of the door.

Skipping the second room entirely, he gestured at the door and activated his single offensive system.  The force simply ripped the door off its hinges as he rushed in and checked the body on the floor.  All the while, the suit continued it's scans.  If the person was alive, he would need to make a hole.  Unfortunately, he didn't have anything really designed for that.

He really needed to get working on some of those other weapon pods!

ooc:
11:04, Today: Knight Wolf rolled 15 using 2d10 ((9,6)).

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The person on the floor is out, but alive.  Their breath is shallow, but luckily they are laying on the floor.

Scanning from this office, you see that the forth office is empty.

You can hear things happening in the building; the fire is moving into new areas quickly, you hear glass breaking, and a new few water spigots start to spin.  They cover the area nicely, providing some relief, but the fire is in the walls and in the electrical for sure.  What the chemicals are and how flammable is a question.

Cutting into the firefighter's channel, he spoke up.  "This is Knight Wolf.  I am inside the building, second floor against the back wall.  I've got one victim, unconscious.  I'll be making a hole as best I can.  Have someone down there for retrieval," Knight broadcast.

Gesturing even as he spoke, he activated the gravitic control beam, Knight Wolf forced the desk against and even through the brick wall to make a hole.  The wall was brick; he had little concern of collapse but he needed a way to get the unconscious out quickly.  And the beam could exert more than enough force to push through.  But time was of the essence and there were others to find.

[OOC]
Cinder block.  Brick is close enough....

ANYBODY with a radio can hear this exchange.

[IC]
"Knightwolf?  Second floor where?"

There is some yelling happening in the background...organization(?).

"I repeat; this is Knight Wolf.  I have 1 comatose but alive person, smoke inhalation probable.  I need EMS at the back wall.  Rear of the building.  Will lay them there," he broadcast, clarify to help.  Re-engaging the beam, he lifted the person and moved them out the newly made hole.  Once outside he moved them to the closer side of the building and a bit away, before laying them down.  Turning away from the broken wall, he headed back out into the smoke and fire to search for others, repeating his call as he went.  "IF ANYONE CAN HEAR ME, CALL OUT OR MAKE SOME NOISE.  HELP IS COMING."

As you are coming out of the building, you see some EMTs and fire were on the backside of the building, along with trucks and ambulances.  They were a little further way, at what would be a safe distance from the wall.  They immediately scramble when they see you and the person.

You head back in the hole in the second story wall, putting you in the third office.  The smoke is increasing, but you do not see fire.  You can hear the building groaning and something akin to a low rumble.

[OOC]
Give me a roll immediately.
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OOC:

04:41, Today: Knight Wolf rolled 14 using 2d10 ((8,6)).

[OOC]
You note that smoke is coming from the ceiling.  It is black and thicker up high.  You can see some red embers floating around.

Noting the ceiling, he immediately raced to find a way up to the third floor.  ~ Second Floor is clear.  Proceeding to third, ~ he broadcast over the radio as he moved.  He continued to blast out his call on the suit's speakers to hopefully get anyone inside to lead him to them.


OOC:

I'm assuming this meant I had fairly cleared the second floor.

If I can't get to a stair/shaft/some way up in moments, I'm just going to make a hole in a sot I know nothing's above by smashing some heavy machinery through.  Can't waste more time.

[OOC]
The 'garment area' is the only area that you did not go into.  If facing the four offices, it would be to your left and taking up the other half of the floor.

There are stairs to the right and to the left.

OOC:

Swing by the garment area first then.

You move back into the larger work area, and you note the smoke as increased.  It is not a problem for your suit.  The garment area is to the 'left' of the building.  The track of clothes comes up from the floor and goes into the curtained area.  The conveyor belt is not on currently, but there is a large number of clothes on the belt.  There are multiple tracks up and down.

Taking a second to scan the area, he did not want to miss anyone.  Certain no one was being left behind, he made a gravity assisted leap upwards, following the racks to the next floor.

[OOC]
X-ray/Sonar roll.  Just make one for me.

OOC:

20:23, Today: Knight Wolf rolled 6 using 2d10 ((4,2)).

Ugh.

Well, I do have both sharp eyed and lucky...?

[OOC]
You want to use Lucky?  I don't have my books in the office, but will be online for a short time from home after class.

OOC
If it ne.ps me succeed, yes.  But I honestly don't remember what it does and am several hours from being near a book.

(ooc)
Luck gives you either -1CS to your opposition's OV/RV or +1CS to your own OV/RV when making an action check. However, it can only be used once per adventure. (I am not sure what constitutes a single adventure in this online format).

[OOC]
That is a good question.  I figuring that we keeping rough time and know when a day passes, what if we used that as our guide?  One use per day?  I'm open for suggestions.

OOC

Sure.  Works for me.

(ooc)
Once a day has the benefit of simplicity and ease, as well as being easy to track. I agree that is a good benchmark.

[OOC: Once Per Day has worked for D&D for decades now.]

[OOC]
Then that just leaves IF we are using it here or not.  That roll was a little painful, but your call.

OOC:
Oh, yes, I would.  Thought that was stated somewhere.  If it's the difference between finding someone or not, will totally use it.

[OCC]
Don't forget you have Sharp Eye, which is an additional -1 CS on OV or RV.  Between Luck and that, you make it.

[IC]
Using your full spectrum of you senses, you get a good picture of the floor and what is left there.  You do not 'sense' anything that would be a person on this floor.

The suit continued it's scans even as he moved.  Launching himself up the runners to the thrid floor, he resumed broadcasting his message.  Landing, he took an extra moment to double check the readings, looking for anyone still alive in here.


OOC:
Suit's attempt:
07:46, Today: Secret Roll: Knight Wolf rolled 4 using 2d10 with rolls of 3,1.

My attempt:
07:46, Today: Secret Roll: Knight Wolf rolled 18 using 2d10 with rolls of 8,10.

The fire and smoke gets worse as you go up the stairs.  The heat registers on the suit and you note that it is hot enough and 'heavy' enough that you could damage the suit if you get caught in a bad spot.

[OOC]
What are you broadcasting?

Knight started searching the floor methodically, keeping his eyes focused on the sensor readouts.  For now, he ignored the heat in favor of being methodical.  If it got hot enough to damage the systems, he'd make some adjustments but for now, he kept moving so not to get stuck in a bad spot.


OOC:
Same thing I was before.  Telling people to call out if they need help.

Well, given the suit can do searches and I can as well, isn't that two rolls?  Or am I remembering wrong?

[OOC]
Other people will be hearing it, so I just wanted to make sure it is "IF ANYONE CAN HEAR ME, CALL OUT OR MAKE SOME NOISE.  HELP IS COMING."

You will only take any damage if surrounded in fire.

I do need another roll as you search the third floor; one search roll and one additional roll.

OOC:

Search
05:50, Today: Knight Wolf rolled 15 using 2d10 ((6,9)).

Other
05:51, Today: Knight Wolf rolled 11 using 2d10 ((7,4)).

As you scan the floor, you find it similar to below; and open area with equipment, the rear offices or storage, and the end of the clothes conveyor.  The suits equipment pings off what seems to be four people, surrounded by fire, on the west side of the building.  They are all on the floor.  This is over by the conveyor, with all the garments and plastic bags up in flames.

Surveying the area, it was clear there was little time left.  He had not anticipated the experimental fire suppressant foam to be needed quite so soon.  It had really been more of a idle project between others.  A 'just in case' kind of thing.  The development had taken a goodly chunk of one evening a couple months ago.  Knight wasn't entirely sure it'd work, if he was being completely honest with himself.  But it was the best option he had at the moment.  Double checking to make sure the suit recorded the results, he made a mental note to review and possibly improve the design based on the results.

Knight Wolf reached down and tabbed open a small pouch on his belt, a small handful of capsules spilling into the palm of the suit.  Throwing them at the tank surrounded by fire, he sprinted towards the downed people.

~ This is Knight Wolf, on the 3rd floor,~ he broadcast, using his name again as there seemed to be some confusion there.  ~ There a multiple vats of flammable chemicals that are leaking and surrounded by fire.  Deploying fire suppressant.  And I have 4 individuals, all down, on the west side of the building, 3rd floor.  I repeat 4 downed individuals on the west side, 3rd floor.  I could really use a hole or some help,~ he added, bringing up the graviton emitter.  He couldn't move 4 people at once.

First he needed to remove the hanging fire above them...then find a way to get them out.


OOC:

Apologies for delay.  RL kicking my but of late.

Going to use my omni gadget (ap 8) to put out the fire next to chemical vats before it all goes boom and people die.  Really not sure how that works or what would work best.

[OOC]
Give me a roll.  RAPs will give me an area of the fire extinguished.

OOC:

13:57, Today: Knight Wolf rolled 11 using 2d10 ((1,10)).

For approximately 4 foot around the tanks, up-down-out-around, the flames go out.  The area is covered in a dirty white foam-powdery substance.  There is still flames in the area, but the immediate zone around the tanks is out...but it is only a matter of time.

There is still a lot of flames on this west end of the building.  The people in the area will not make it out without burns and based on the heat and smoke, you know there is a question if they are alive.

Fire out, temporarily, the vats weren't about to blow up any second at least.  Sprinting across the floor towards the downed people, he activated the graviton beam. Targeting the entire burning hanging assemble that was on fire above them, he ripped it away and sent it to away .    He did a quick scan of the 4, seeing if they were alive.

[OOC]
To use your gadget again, roll again.

To move the rack with the beam, roll.  It is stationary, but mounted with various cleats and polls, and has all sorts of burning bits.

You have to clear the flames and materials from around the people.  They are in danger for sure from the flames and, you are almost positive, the flames/smoke have take one or two.

ooc

Device
06:42, Today: Knight Wolf rolled 11 using 2d10 with rolls of 5,6.

Move
06:42, Today: Knight Wolf rolled 5 using 2d10 ((3,2)).

So 2 of 4 are dead?

[OOC]
We have to take one at a time.  You use the 'fire extinguisher' again.  You see the same affect as before; approximately a 4x4 area is cleared of the flames and left behind a white powder.

You are unsure now, but if you had to guess, you have at least two dead.

Swearing at the delay and the fact that he was late, he pushed laid the two unresponsives atop one another.  ~This is Knight Wolf.  I have all 4 people.  2 are non-responsive.  Third floor.  I need an exit ASAP!,~ he broadcast.  He grabbed the other two, laying them on top of each other and hefted them on to his shoulder.  His other hand pointed at the downed pair and activated the graviton tractor beam to capture the unresponsive pair.  Standing, he took a moment to steady the two on his shoulder while checking the sensor feeds for a way out...

You are able to handle the people.  One of the people you lift to your shoulder makes a noise as heft them.  You do not get any response from the two in the beam.

[OOC]
Give me a roll.

ooc
11:52, Today: Secret Roll: Knight Wolf rolled 7 using 2d10 with rolls of 6,1.

The smoke and fire is wiping up some...you note some tall flame spires reaching up to holes in the ceiling...that you don't remember from before.  As you steady yourself, the clothes track, with what remains of the clothes on it, shifts and screeches.

[OOC]
Give me another roll.
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OOC

14:55, Today: Knight Wolf rolled 12 using 2d10 ((8,4)).

Across the radio, you hear, "One hole, coming up."

OOC:

Do I see/scan a hole the people will fit through?  If so, going!

You stop and look around, after you hear the radio call.  You don't see a hole, but your sonar picks up a change in the wall.

[OOC]
Yep...forgot about that....
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Wasting no time, Knight Wolf turned and sprinted for the wall, bodies in arm or in tow.  He skirted any fire and tried to keep to areas with less smoke now that there were breathing people to contend with.  The sonar was picking his target for him even though the smoke was making visual confirmation a challenge.  He needed to get the people out; that was all that mattered.

OOC:

Not sure how big the hole is?
If it's just big enough to hand a body or two through, I do that.  Living first, then others.
If it's not big enough, is there something really big I can smash through the wall?  Or grab the wall itself to tear a section free? (without doing injuring to my "passengers")

[IC]
You get the hole and the air clears.  You see a woman in red floating outside the hole in the wall.

[OOC]
The hole, when you get there, is big enough for a person to fit.

You and Mindstrike can decide where you will interact....
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Mindstrike says, "Get them to paramedics. I'm still helping deal with the fire."

Over the radio she says, "Last of the people are out. What do you need me to do now?"

[OOC: Posting here and in Mindstrike Primary thread.]

[OOC]
The last attack on the wall puts it 8 cu ft.  The wall is NOT a foot thick, so the hole is around 3'x3' or so (the edges are jagged, but not dangerous...scuffs a shin or arm at max).  You are passing people out through the hole, but not the lot of 5 all at once.  The wall's integrity in the immediate surrounding area has now dropped to 7.

Despite the fact Mindstrike couldn't see his face through the suit helmet, he quirked an eyebrow at her words.  It wasn't worth arguing the impossibility so he simply moved on and began to pass one of the unconscious people in his arms through the hole to her.  "Take however many you can carry.  I shall get the rest through and down," he stated even as he worked, trying to not bash the poor soul against the rough edges of the small opening to the flying heroine.

As Mindstrike takes the first person she says, "One at a time for me."

She then zips back near the paramedics and lays down the person and begins to fly back.

[OOC: I thought the hole would be bigger as 1 RAP is a hole large enough to walk through (BoH:SE p134, Breaking Things), and I got 2 RAPs once the Die Roller cooperated.]

[OOC]
I went back and read the passage listed and I don't feel that jives with the volume per RAP, but we'll go with it.  Base on this, 3 RAPs would make a very large hole and although maybe not the best to move five bodies through, you can.  Do note you are up on the third floor.  Please update you posts as you see fit.
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With one less person in his arms, Knight Wolf had a little more space to get through the hole.  Holding the unconscious person in front, Knight slid through the hole with far less risk.  Keeping the other two in the beam, he simply pulled them along behind.  Stepping off into the air, his gravitic flight system kicked in.  And though the power readings were pushing into the yellow, it was still within acceptable tolerance limits.  Assured they weren't going to crash and plummet to the ground, he angle down and headed right to EMS.

Mindstrike meets Knight Wolf after dropping off the first person. She readies herself to help with one of the people.

Knight synchs up his flight pass, passing the unconscious victim over.  Pulling the 2 others in as he landed by EMS, he settled them down.  "Two unresponsive.  No life signs.  Minor burns.  Significant smoke inhalation," he rattled off, clinically, as he knelt over them.  "Attempting resuscitation," Knight added as he began doing CPR, careful to not crush the rib cage.
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Mindstrike steps back so the paramedics to attend the other  who is unresponsive.

While she wanted to help, she wasn't trained in more than the basics of CPR. It was best to let the professionals handle this.

She asks over the radio, "The last of the workers are out. Is the team on the stairs in need of assistance?"

"We are doing one more count on employees.  But we think that is all of them.  Our men are in the building, but are pulling out as the fire is coming closer to chemeicals and we do not know what to expect."

Knight did chest compression, audibly counting them out.  But none of his suit sensors registered anything.  He was used to being rather clinically detached to some degree.  It's just who he was and how he worked.  Even so, his chest felt tight and he could feel the anguish.  Desperate, he popped a hatch on his forearm and pulled out a tiny hypodermic.  It was ridiculously expensive for him to produce and it was a long shot at best that it'd work.  But it was worth trying...

The custom nanite and adreniline infuser... had no effect.  "I'm calling it," he said, stating the time, almost clinically.  "Fuck," he said softly as he knelt over the body, looking down.  He hadn't been at this long.  And he certainly had never lost anyone or failed to save them.  If he'd been faster or wasted less time searching the lower levels...  He needed to work on the sensor systems clearly.  They needed to be far more efficient, able to ignore such interference like what had just happened.  He had failed.  His planning, his tech, the only thing he could really do and plan for... he hadn't been prepared enough, good enough.  And two people had died for it.  It was inexcusable.

Standing, he checked the sensor suit to see if he had missed anything while trying to save the dead.  Pushing the emotions down, he ignore them for now.  He would process it all in detail later.  But for now, he might be needed still.

"If you have portable chemical fire suppress systems, I will take them and deploy them by the vats," he offered.

The paramedics take over as soon as they can from you.  They quickly come to the same conclusion as you.  The two that still have a chance are taken away quickly.

"Our men are on the base floor and will be out soon.  We have foam hitting the roof and second floor now.  We have a final count and we do not have any additional people to look for now."  You see foam being pushed into the holes in the walls that are clear of people.

The number of trucks and personnel has increased since you were outside.  There police have people back 200' or more.

Nodding in understanding, it seemed things were relatively under control.  "If the foam is pouring down, it should suppress the area around the tanks easily enough.  Do you still require assistance?," he asked, looking up and scanning the building.

The foam, heavy like shaving cream, starts slow.  The volume picks up as the pumper trucks increase speed and a few more hoses come to join the party.

There is no reply from the Fire Chief to you.  You hear a few commands going out to different parts of the crew on-site.

The medics take-over the resuscitation of fire victims.  They carried away quickly.

You've hit a lull in the action for this fire; each person knows there job and does it, the foam must be applied, exhostion is kicking in.

This leaves Knight Wolf and Mindsrike with time.

[OOC: Mindstrike is up in the air providing a bird's eye view over in my thread as there was nothing she could do here.]

With everything seemingly well in hand, Knight Wolf stepped back and did a quick assessment of the suit systems.  It had gone through the disaster fairly well.  Some of the hydroxide filtration systems would need to be cleaned out but the suit had held up well.  Needed a good cleaning of course.  He probably needed a good shower himself honestly.  While the fire didn't bother him, the adrenaline and sweating from the action and tenseness would need to be addressed.

Standing back a bit and out of the way, he decided to wait to see if any help was needed or if Mindstrike was going to push the conversation issue now instead of waiting a few more hours.  But having a conversation mid crisis seemed a bad idea.  Knight was a patient fellow; he could wait.

OOC:
Going to wait a few to ensure everything goes well with fire.  Not gonna try to talk while the fire is still an issue.  But if nothing changes/things settle and Mindstrike doesn't try to chat, I'll likely return to base, clean off the suit (and self) and just make the pre-arranged meeting.

[OOC: I went back to posting in my thread. Mindstrike is currently up above the fire doing a slow circle around it to see if there's anything that need to be brought to the command center's attention.]

[OOC]
I would say RP what you do post fire and proceed to the meeting.  Your call....

Out of sight and with the cloaking system reactivated, it was easy enough to fade away and disappear.  There was still most of a day before the meeting this evening and he did have a few things to do before hand.  Once away from the scene and clear, he activated the beacon and dematerialized a short while later.

Rematerializing on the pad, he immediately put the armor back on the rack and started diagnostics and repair systems.  While it was designed to be resilient, this was the first time he'd actually exposed it in a "live" event.  He was actually quite happy with its performance all in all though there were still some improvements that were needed.  Something to put on his list.  But for now, he started working.

When his alarm went off, he wrapped up his work an put the suit back on.  He had some data to check and then he had to wait for the meeting to start.


OOC:

Again, sorry for hold up.  Going with suggestion and just wrapping up so can jump to meeting as previously planned, doing stuff originally said.

[OOC]

I flipped a coin and based on what was said, determined that Mindstrike would arrive first at the location.  Time is TBD.  Let me know what you will do when you get there.

Knight Wolf will nod politely.  "I look forward to it," he remarked before turning to step off the closest edge.  Immediately after beginning to fall, he activates both the cloaking and flight systems.  With that, he heads off westward.  After monitoring signals and checking his sensors for about a half hour, Knight activates the teleporter and returns to his base.  After taking some time to go through the armor, clean up and fix up the various systems, do regular maintenance and such, he heads over to his computer terminals.  He had a bit of research to do...

OOC:

Research:
20:46, Today: Knight Wolf rolled 20 using 2d10 ((10,10)).

think I have to roll again?
20:47, Today: Knight Wolf rolled 17 using 2d10 ((9,8)).

[OOC]
Give me what you are researching in a PM or here.

OOC:

Doing some research on the names Mindstrike mentioned (Ghost Hand, Sentinel, etc).

Will also do some more work on my project list (secure comms, weapon pods, etc) before crashing for the night.

The Sentinel -

When active, he relied on stealth, simple gadgets and weapons, and information to stop crime.  He drive a special DMC and seemed to have that hidden in Chicago somewhere, based on sightings and triangulation.  He was effective in taking down two drug rings, a corrupt alderman in Chicago's City Counsel, and various minor villains and criminals.  He disappeared suddenly.

Ghost Hand -
A street level hero in and around China Town.  He is an expert martial artist and has been active for a few years only.  A few people have remarked about an 'energy he emits', but there are no pictures or much is known.

Unless you want specific details on a public event (which your roll was high enough to get), that is the extent of the public information.

OOC:
Sentinel:
Any indication on why he disappeared?
How lethal was he?
Any public interviews/working with police/etc?

Ghost Hand:
How lethal?
Any public interviews/working with police/etc?

Was there any news/public events going on?

Shadow and Shade were also mentioned as well.

In reply to Knight Wolf (msg # 177):

Sentinel:
Any indication on why he disappeared?

It happened suddenly in late fall.  An exact date is not known.

How lethal was he?

Not...everything he did or used was non-lethal.  The were fights, but never excessive injuries.

Any public interviews/working with police/etc?

No interviews.  He did work with police...but it was not upon any agreement.

Ghost Hand:
How lethal?

Non-lethal...normal injuries you would expect from a fight.

Any public interviews/working with police/etc?

No interviews.  Does not seem to work with policy in any way.

There is zero on Shadow or Shade, unless that is referring to somebody much older (active in 60's & 70's).

Was there any news/public events going on?

I'm not sure what you mean.

Ooc:

Great, thanks!

quote:

Unless you want specific details on a public event (which your roll was high enough to get), that is the extent of the public information.

Was referring to that.

[OOC]
What are you doing next?

Dean leaned back in his chair, thoughtful for a moment.  The information was needed but the methodology was wrong.  He needed it prior to encounters.  Given that view, it was easy to decided what needed to be done.  He spent about an hour writing code to search and compile data.  It would likely give him more than he really needed but better to have more than less he supposed.

Finishing off that, he looked back at his other tasks.  True, he had met with Detective Rice this morning to get the ball rolling on that.  But he had a few more hours before his day ended.  His armor had already been cleaned and the diagnostic showed green across the board.  It only took a moment to deliberate the choice before he was up and headed for the armor rack.

Letting the suit assemble on him was a simple matter and even felt somewhat comforting.  As the suit powered up, he started up the transporter to lock in the coordinates.  He had some more investigating to do.



OOC:

Figure between researching the names Mindstrike gave plus the new task, that'll be an hour or two.  Puts me about 9pm?  The idea of this is that I'm going to start to build a database of supers/people of interest in advance of needed it.  Mostly to save me on research/surprise time.  Maybe use it as a motivator/focus for coming up with counters. *shrug*

Going to head to that last museum and start investigating there.  Doing the super sneaking thing.  Going to verify the various related artifacts are still there.  Going to check personnel records to make sure the PoI hasn't started there yet.  That kind of thing.

[OOC]

Research on Mindstrike, The Sentinel, and Ghosthand?  Create a db on anything you find (figuring it will expand beyond those three)?

Going to MSI to look around?

[IC]
Right after you create the basics of your db and script a search, you find it starts to fill with a lot of news articles, YouTube/TikTok videos (created by news sources and amateur sources), and items from the CPD databases.  One thing of note is mentions (details about...) of the ATCPE increased in the CPD database 20 times in the last few months.

OOC:
Yep

Are the mentions about something regular or referencing same topics repeatedly?  Or all over?

[OOC]
The mentions of the ATCPE increase dramatically in reports and in cases refereed to for review (they are all over the place on content, but the referral flag is set).  For example, a recent report about Predator was flagged and sent to the ATCPE and as well as a report about an alley fight with 'reports of a large cockroach' was as well.

They are not details about the ATCPE other than the referrals and the names Agent Anderson and Agent Buenger.  The agents are mentioned as arriving at a scene or "talked on the phone for further details".

Making a mental note to check on both the agents as well as to see what prompted the increased in their investigations, he tabled the research until later.  For now, he wanted to get back to the artifact before too much time had passed.

[OOC]
See PM.

Wolf got to the museum and spent a little time tapping into the internal systems before entering.  He definitely wanted to check the records, make sure that fake guard hadn't already gotten here.

The Holocaust Museum's systems are good, but they are not better than you.  It takes a few minutes to get into the door system and the CCT only because you had to find a computer in common between the two systems.  They didn't 'air gap' the systems and that is not a smart thing on their part.

As you go through the cameras, you find odd (nothing out of order, broken, or empty without a sign).  This gives you a good view of the museum, but not all of it.

You find nothing wrong with the alarm system or the key-code/pass-key system either.  You do know that like you find at MSI, not all of the doors are on the electronic system (you identify bathrooms, some items that may be closets, and doors within secure areas).

OOC:
Can I tap into their main system?  Looking for personnel as well as inventory to see what might be there that could be related.

Completely thought I had posted here!

[OOC]
I'll need a roll to tap into the ERP for the museum.  The roll is to get into the system and find information you are looking for together.

OOC:

13:25, Today: Knight Wolf rolled 8 using 2d10 ((5,3)).

Again, you find the security trivial as they have not done what would be 'best practice'.  Once in the ERP, you have to take a few minutes to find the information you are looking for, but you do find that the start date is three days from now.  There was a change in need as they are moving exhibits and opening a new one (you find that outside the ERP, but can find the supporting work orders and inventory changes).  The extra security will be needed while items are in transit.

Knight Wolf shifted focus, tapping into the various feed and security systems.  He was curious who, if anyone, was still about at this time of night.  Once he had a good idea, he intended to enter and do a little looking at what was currently there that might be connected to the other heists.  Some items were still in transit but he had to start somewhere.  Wolf needed more pieces of the puzzle and the only way to get them was to go looking.  So looking he intended to go.

As you sit and watch...
You find that there are three total guards.  One is patrolling at least for 30 minutes of every hour.  One is in the front desk, which has few of the front door and cameras on all other doors.  The third (and it rotates), walks the outside of the building.  The outside route takes about 20 minutes as they not only look at doors and gates, but look at the windows.  They also monitor the streets around the building.  The inside route started at 10 after the top of the hour and the outside route started at a quarter after the top of the hour.

After spending a little time getting into the security systems as well as mapping out routes and the like, Knight Wolf felt confident enough.  With his suit's systems, he wasn't worried.  He just liked to plan when he could.  Heading inside, he made sure to avoid the guards and circumvented the systems.  While he kept alert, his primary goal was to find and analyze the various related artifacts as he tried to determine the full story behind the thefts.

As you walk through the rooms and exhibits, you find yourself looking at horror, resilience, strength, faith and eventual liberation.

[OOC]
Please make two rolls for me.  Both are int-based (you can suggest something if you wish).  One is to see what you find and the other is how 'careful' you are with your 'cat and mouse' with cameras and guards.

OOC:

12:16, Today: Secret Roll: Knight Wolf rolled 11 using 2d10 with rolls of 5,6.

12:16, Today: Secret Roll: Knight Wolf rolled 14 using 2d10 with rolls of 6,8.

I'm not too concerned given I'm invisible and can link in to the cameras to hack/control if needed.  But I'd still be careful as I could be.

[OOC]
Your stealth roll was VERY LOW DIFFICULTY.  :)

[IC]
As you walk the venue and play 'invisible car and mouse' with the guards, you note the following items that align with your lists of other items (albeit not perfectly).
- Original maps
- Original uniforms and paraphernalia
- A desk with captured pieces setup (a.k.a. camp officer's desk)
- 'Technology' used by the underground and prisoners in the camps
- Documents specifically related to the detainment; instructions on treatment, records (inventory), and medical records (for what those were worth)
- Camp prisoner garb
- 'Horror' relics from the camps (pillows of human hair, extracted gold teeth, etc.)
- Several Nazi flags
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OOC:

I'm going to start detailed scans and examinations of stuff.  Since I don't really know what the thieves were after or why (exactly), I can't afford to ignore anything based on guesswork.  I'll start with maps and such that might indicate relations to the area as well as possible intelligence options I suppose.

[OOC]
Get me information on who you are scanning and a roll.

OOC:

I'm specifically scanning the various Nazi artifacts first (I know there are some still in transit but starting somewhere).  The intent is to gather more information to try and figure out why the things are stolen, putting all that information together, what it's all about.


19:03, Today: Knight Wolf rolled 7 using 2d10 ((5,2)).

[OOC]
What are you using to scan.  Be specific for me.

OOC:

Oh, didn't understand.  They're all AP 5.

Full Vision
Thermal Vision
Ultra Vision
X-Ray Vision
Sonar

Those are the only ones that are appropriate I think.

[OOC]
We good.  Just wanted to make sure I was thinking the same thing you were.

[IC]
As you scan the desk items (desk clock for example), you note that a few of them have 'cavities' in the base or plinth.  You do not note anything inside, but you can see the locking mechanisms (not screws but a trigger system...they are painted wood and easy to scan).

Well, well, well...  Perhaps it wasn't the objects themselves but what was inside?  He needed to be careful, just in case...

OOC:
Well, clearly gonna have to open them now!  Even if there is nothing in the cavity, there might be writings, etchings and what not.  So that's the next step.  Making sure there is no surprises.  and that I don't break anything.

Made a bunch of rolls as not sure what would be called for:

12:19, Today: Secret Roll: Knight Wolf rolled 14 using 2d10 with rolls of 6,8.

12:19, Today: Secret Roll: Knight Wolf rolled 8 using 2d10 with rolls of 6,2.

12:19, Today: Secret Roll: Knight Wolf rolled 6 using 2d10 with rolls of 4,2.

Was there record of any of these items having a hidden comprtment?  Or any of the stolen items for that matter?

[OOC]
Although behind a glass wall, it is easy for you to gain entry to the presentation room through a rear door.

As you can see 'inside' the compartments, it is easy to open them (well most).  You find a desk clock, a desk name sign (for a Major Karl Schneider...first time you've seen this name), and an ink well on an attached stand.  The first two open without issue.  The last is corroded/inked shut and will take cleaning/work.  There is nothing in the first two items.

Are you going to try to open the ink well?

I need a roll for research to answer your last question.  It can happen when you are done with the items.

OOC:
Also, teleport. ;)

And yeah, absolutely open it.  Carefully obviously.

Put that Major's name into my research bit.  See if there were additional connections I had missed.

Two rolls as requested.

06:46, Today: Secret Roll: Knight Wolf rolled 19 using 2d10 with rolls of 9,10.

06:46, Today: Secret Roll: Knight Wolf rolled 11 using 2d10 with rolls of 6,5.

[OOC]
Which roll is which?  Don't want to assume....

OOC:

I think they were just in order.  So 11 was first, to open I guess since that was asked for first.  19 was research.

[OOC]
With a little bit of work, you do open the ink well without causing damage.  The inside of the chamber is small and empty.  There is nothing in etched inside.

The quick research shows Major Karl Schneider assigned to a few posts in norther Europe during the war.  He spent time in Denmark and Norway.  He was in command of only ground forces, but was never at the front.  You rolled high, but as that research will take more time and computer time (not during your search), I'll detail that for later tonight.

[IC]
As you are working, you pickup movement.  No noise, just movement.

OOC:

Do I just hear something but sensors pick up nothing?  Or if they do, what do they pick up?

[OOC]
You hear the movement first.  It hits your sensors later.  One "person" heading your way in the museum.

What do you do?

OOC:

Well, still camo'd.  Put the clock back where I got it, make sure all stuff is where I got it and I'm making any mess or noticeable action.  Going to simply put myself in dark corner and wait.

You put the items away and assume a dark corner.  A moment later a guard comes into the room and begins casting his light around the room.  "Everything seems fine.  I told you that things just don't move on their own or disappear from cameras.  It was a glitch in the feed...that is all."

He remains for a few moments more and then heads down the hall.  "So...do you want a hoggie tonight?"  His voice trails off.

Knight Wolf will wait patiently until he is certain the guards are long gone before checking the room again.  He was going to double check if there was security in here that he had somehow missed before which might have caused the guards to come checking.  It would be useful to know, especially if he put in a little extra code to alert him as well.  Something for the future however.

For now, once he was finished with his work, it was time to head back.  He had a little research to do but the hidden cavities in the items was a possible indicator of what the thieves had been searching for, at least in general.  He'd make an addendum to the report for the detective as well.  Somewhere in there, he should probably get some sleep too.

OOC:
Going to head back
- due some research (to complete earlier roll)
- need to find out when the other items are due to arrive; assumes thieves didn't get what wanted already

probably sleep after that as it's likely getting late.  Will need to write an update for detective next morning

[OOC]
Give me a roll.

OOC

Well, that was pretty bad, whatever it is for...

16:17, Today: Knight Wolf rolled 5 using 2d10 ((4,1)).

[OOC]
The roll was to see if you noticed something...or for paranoia...muhahahahahahaha!

[IC]
You are not interrupted any more as you investigate the items here.

When you get back and do your research, you find the following.
- Some of the items taken were desk items of the nature you have seen, but not all.
- Some of the locations that Major Karl Schneider was office coincide with your other research.
- All of the items seem to be from the North Sea area (most of the maps, your two Nazi's things, various other items).
- You do hit upon a few sites that do talk about these types of desk items being used.  One is a Nazi hunter from the 70's.  He was hunting down known criminals and member of "Odessa".

OOC:

Ok, since I'm not sure of the time in game, assume I will work until midnight and then crash.

- Do an in depth research on Major Karl Schneider
- research 'Odessa'
- Have a search going about North Sea oddities, mostly to see if anything pops up that might be connected (secret bases, disappearances, etc etc)

- I will send Detective Rice a notice that I've gotten some more clues on the theft but nothing definitive, in case he wants update.
- Will likely do the same to Mindstrike once I get a little more solid info

[OOC]
OK...give me morning information on what you send to each Detective Rice and Mindstrike.  Maybe write the body of the "note"....

Can you give me more information on 'oddities' for the North Sea?

Give me two rolls for the research; first will be for Major Karl Schneider....

OOC:
Will write message when get home.  Still at work.

13:16, Today: Secret Roll: Knight Wolf rolled 18 using 2d10 with rolls of 8,10.

13:16, Today: Secret Roll: Knight Wolf rolled 10 using 2d10 with rolls of 1,9.

[OOC]
Your research into Odessa only confirms what you've found thus far; (a) they were a collective of Nazi leaders (military, political, and public) during WWII and (b) only a hand full of people actually think they existed (or more likely confused with other organizations or portions of other organizations like the Freundeskreis der Wirtschaft or Deutsche Verkehrsfliegerschule).

See private message for Major Schneider.

Dean will take a break from researching to compile a message.



That done, Dean dives back into research mode.

OOC:
Will also send this along to Mindstrike, just to make sure the data gets out there.

[OOC]
Same note to Mindstrike?
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OOC:

Yeah, just labeled to her not the Detective. 

[OOC]
See PM.

After the quick note to the detective, he does call the number for Mindstrike.  Since she was originally involved, it seemed right to keep her in the loop in regards to his investigation.  Dean might not be some kind of super powerhouse but he could outthink, plan and research with the best of them!  Unfortunately he was almost at a dead end with this case.

He let it ring a few moments.  If it went to voicemail, he'd leave a similar message to the one the detective received.  After that, there was always more research to do and of course, play around with some new tech ideas!

[OOC]
Assume it goes to voicemail.  What do you say?

[OOC]
There are no problems in sending that message.  The message can be received instantly.

Messages sent and morning research done, he let the other research run about the isles run.  Dean got to work with his more normal tasks.  He had a life to maintain, a massive business to keep working on, various tech projects to influence (subtly of course) not to mention pushing his own research projects and general tech maintenance to do.

[OOC]
We have not touched on the business much; is there something specific that you would want to come out?

[IC]
As your normal day begins -
5 voicemails (most of little import)
  Your supervisor wondering if you are coming in and the a reminder about reports that must be reviewed/authorized.
60 emails (the bulk of which are spam)
  You have two of specific interest; one is the settlement of a $150,000 lawsuit for breach of contract (sub-contractor did not finish software development) and a reminder to do your mandatory sexual harassment training (no employee is exempt).
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Dean muttered in annoyance about the mandatory training.  He could build devices decades, if not centuries, ahead of the curve.  Run a multi-national corporation.  Learn obscure and complex information in no time.  But he still had to do this automated training every year!  It was almost tempting to write a program to handle it...but there was just something a little to dishonest about that.  So, despite grumping about it, he brought it up and let it start running.  Not that he wasn't going to do 4 or 5 other things at the same time of course!

He spent the morning reviewing reports sent his way and addressing specific problems...while answering the automated harassments training program.

OOC:

Not really.  It's mostly a generic book-keeping/time invested thing.  It's a huge conglomerate; I have zero interest in micro managing that!  So just listing 'time invested' in keeping everything running and all that.  In addition, Dean isn't known to be running/owning it.  His 'cover' is just as a techie intern in multiple sub corps/departments.  So, I figure that requires a bit more work as well.  He's might be a super genius but some things still take time/work.

The breach of contract I'll review, make sure I know what the why the breach happened/work was/make sure it's being covered but I'll let legal handle it (unless it's something specific I need to make a decision on).  That's their job after all.

Do I need to 'pay' experience points for the whole assistant thing?  Can't recall what we discussed.

[OOC]
I update 'assistant' to 'supervisor'.  No, there is nothing to pay for that, I just didn't remember the role you play.

A few of the items are CEO/COO stuff and that will need to be handled by you.  You may be 'hidden', but you are still in charge of something.  Besides, who else but you could keep assigning that 'slacker' to departments within his own company?  Wait...yes...that is it.

[IC]
The training, much like last year, covers the same things and is not interesting AT ALL.  It does take 35 minutes to play through and answer the 10 questions at the end.

The breach of contract is what the company will receive from the subcontract.  An Applied Systems out of University Park Illinois.  They do insurance software and the project was for customization and integration with your systems.  They used a sub-contractor and the project did not go well.  Your Program Management Office (PMO...the office that manages the 'master plan' for all projects) decided to cut the project, but legal decided to get funds back.  The settlement is not for the full amount, but it was legal considered it a win.  It needs COO/CEO authorization to complete.

Resenting the wasted time, even if it was in small segments and really not THAT much of a problem, and grumbled in annoyance.  Still, it got done.  Eventually.  It was something of a distraction from the beauracratic paperwork that was also an annoying requirement of running major corporations.

He took a moment to memorize the details, more out of habit than any particular need or desire  to be involved.  Once done, he gave legal the ok and put the folder in the done box before moving on to the next one.  He would rather be designing but this was a valuable task too.  Even if it was annoying.

OOC:
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Heh.  Fair!  ;)

[OOC]
You, like Jinniyah, are not synced on the next morning.  Hold please....

When you wake, after a few (maybe like 20) projects of the 'just one next little thing' variety, you wake.  You have two emails; one from Mindstrike and one from CPD.

Dean struggled and eventually forced his way to consciousness.  Late night were all to common given his tendency to over-focus on numerous projects.  And while his intelligence was extraordinary, the rest of him was decidedly normal.  Hence burning the candle at both ends left him tired.

So after eventually waking up and savoring the morning's required intake of coffee, he started on the various to-do list.  Which always took so much longer than he would have liked.  All minor, fairly annoying but ultimately necessary.  Eventually he came to the more pertinent information...

[OOC]
Not sure if you are finished or there is a part 2.

Ooc
Just wanted to read the messages.

[IC]
You get an email from Detective Rice.

Wolf,

I have some information about your suspect.  I can meet you tonight...after shift.

I need to keep things quiet.  I'm not sure of the whole picture...so in person...tell me where.

Rice

Dean would take a minute or two in order to re-set up the circuitous routing system before replying.  He sent a quick acknowledgement as well as a location that would be fairly ideal for the meeting.  The detective's message was somewhat troublesome and raised numerous concerns.  Perhaps he took a deeper dive into investigating and researching the department...


OOC:
Picking something out of the way but reasonable for the detective to visit on his way home.

Doing just that for an hour or so.  Digging/researching into the department, just in cast.  Adding it to my list I suppose. ;)

Roll if needed:
18:59, Today: Knight Wolf rolled 9 using 2d10 ((4,5)).

[OOC]

"Digging/researching into the department, just in cast.  Adding it to my list I suppose. "  You mean you're researching the detective (not CPD), correct?

[OOC]
The detective lives in the Home Town area (very south of the city, blue collar, Chicago bungalow).  There is St. Mary's Catholic Cemetery with trees, a meandering driveway and not a lot of visitors most days.

OOC:

Sorry for delay.  RL been nuts.

I actually meant the department mostly with a minor into him.  Trying to determine if anything was going on in department.

[OOC]
You know there are dirty cops, but Detective Rice does not hit that list when you first search.  There has been actions by CPD against officers and whole departments in the news.  Some going back for decades (see real world news on Jon Burge).

OOC:

Any new policies or directives in the department?  Some level of politics maybe.  Just curious if can get a heads up before changes hit.

If not, he'll get back to keeping working on his 'real' life stuff. 

[OOC]
There are new policies and procedures all the time, but nothing has changed with the agencies current stance on metas.  The leadership of the CPD and Mayor's Office has not changed.

OOC:

K.

Like I said, will do some 'normal' life things for a few hours.  Have lunch with family, make calls, etc etc.

After that, I'll work on some of my research/to do list until about an hour before meeting the Detective.

[OOC]
We can cut to meeting then.  Cemetery meeting location?

OOC:

Um, ok?  That's not creepy or anything. ;)

Yeah, it's fine.

[OOC]
Let me know how and when on the meeting.  I assume it is still daylight, but just paint a picture for us.

Lunch with his mom and half siblings was always a little stressful and somewhat chaotic affair.  For one, the kids were not even in their teens yet making them little balls of chaotic energy.  And for another, his mom really had no idea what he really did or could do.  Sure, he was 'smart' as far as she knew.  But regular smart.  Not a super genius, secret CEO by any means.  He didn't enjoy keeping things from her but it was for her own safety in the long run.  But they were the only family he had so he made sure to make the effort.

After lunch, he'd headed back to work.  Well, his real work.  Researching, designing and testing tech way beyond the curve.  There was always a never ending list of things to work on thanks to his brain never really stopping, constantly coming up with new ideas or methods to work on.  Dean could easily loose himself for days if he wasn't careful.  It was one reason for the suit and keeping up with his family.  To force a break so to speak.

When his alarm went off, pulling his from the development fugue he was lost in, Dean took a little bit to clean up and get organized.  Finally, he donned the suit and the identity that went with it.  Stepping onto the transport pad and activating the stealth suite, he reappeared moments later on a nearby roof overlooking the cemetery.  There were a couple hours of light left not that it mattered much.  But Knight Wolf made sure to be thorough and check the surrounding area before settling in.  Thanks to the suit, he could continue to fiddle with some design work while he waited...

OOC:

Well, he said after his shift; meaning afternoon/early evening I'd guess.  So I'll be there 30 or 40 minutes early, cloaked of course.

A note of frustration bugs you a little from lunch, 'the siblings' are failing some subjects in school.

***

The cemetery is very empty at this time of day.  You scan the area to see fresh flowers, dead flowers, little pinwheels and a few fresh graves.  It is a sad place, even with the colors that are added to make it less so.  On time (per you deduced schedule), a family car with a single occupant pulls into the agreed upon parking space.  Detective Rice exits the car and looks around.

Dean admittedly had a skewed understanding of learning and comprehension.  But...they were in middle school or something.  It wasn't that hard!  Still, he made a mental note to get him mother some good private tutors or additional services to help.  They'd come around; she just needed a little assistance.

---

Knight Wolf did a little research while he waited.  When the Detective arrived, Knight took a few minutes to scan about and ensure there were no surprises.  Once he was certain, Knight deactivated his cloak as he stepped around a mausoleum.  "Detective," he said politely.

He seemed perturbed...until you stepped out from behind the mausoleum.  Then he jumped.  "Son-of-a...don't do that.  I should have been ready.  Jeeze."

He takes a few breaths, "Seen you in the papers...nice work.  I was surprised to see you with da' woman.  You to working together now?"

Knight gave a nod of recognition.  "I'll make myself more noticeable to you next time," he amended.

"The encounter at the fire was happenstance.  We both responded separately.  But, yes, I suppose we will be working together in the future.  The details are still being worked on I suppose."  He paused, letting the scanners work.  "So what can I do for you detective?"

"Well...I did some checking and digging, and your guy is part of a private security firm out NJ.  Pecheco Security INC. is the name of the company.  They have a few contracts that I was able to find on their site with some various companies in Chicago, including three of the museums.  The funny thing is, when I did a map view of their offices, I got a refinery on the western side of NJ.  Not sure if they rent space...provide security there...just seemed odd."

Inside the suit, Knight frowned.  That seemed more than slightly suspicious.  Opening up a screen, he started a research que for the the security company.  "That is suspicious.  I will do some digging as well.  Did you put any calls into their 'main office', such as it is?," he asked curiously.

"Not yet...don't have much to go on yet and NJ is a little outside of Chicago.  Besides...when I'm asked how I know about this...I'm not sure I should say yet."

"Fair enough.  I shall get on that immediately.  As agreed, for reciprocity purposes, I am quite certain they already got what they were after.  A number of artifacts actually had hidden compartments, previously undiscovered at the time I looked into it, though they were all empty.  I am 93% certain the intent of the robberies was to find and acquire something that would lead to a hidden Nazi facility, lost or 'made lost', hidden on or under an abandoned island back during WWII," he elaborated.  "I can share the data with you if you would like to confirm for yourself," Knight offered.

"Wow.  WW II?  What da hell...this is bigger than me.  I only can work in Chicago."  He sighs, "OK...this is beyond me, but not beyond others.  I can make a phone call...."

"If you have an applicable resource," Knight said, trailing off.  If the man wanted to elaborate, he would.  If not, Knight had other things to do.  Including some new research apparently.  "Please keep me informed if you learn anything.  I will continue my digging as well but, as you said, this is getting larger than anticipated."

"I can do a few inquiries in NJ with some people there.  I have a few names of detectives there.  I could have more information tonight.  As to anything in Europe, I would have to jump through some hoops."

Knight nodded in agreement.  "I have little available as well but I'll do what I can," he said, making some additional notes on his screen.  "Is there anything else I can do for you?  Otherwise, I shall get back to work, adding this new lead to my list."

"No...I don't have anything else.  But we should have a code maybe for when we want to meet here...less obvious then.  Email still works...""

"I suppose that wouldn't be inadvisable," Knight remarked.  "A simple alternating and representative cypher should be easy enough to translate on the fly and recall as needed.  A message, mentioning an associate and some kind of engagement.  The first letter name of the person, minus one letter, will be the letter of the location you need to meet at.  The number of people at the engagement, plus one, will be the counting number of addresses using yellow pages as a guide.  If you insert the word cancel in the message, it means you're compromised.  A second set of names and number of parties could be a location where you need help/retrieval at," he went on, making it up after a moment's notice.

OOC:
I wasn't sure if you wanted an actual code or just something the char could come up with.  *shrug*

He looks at you oddly as you go on about ciphers, "I was thinking that you setup an simple common email address and ask about dinner."

[OOC]
LOVE IT!!!

Blinking inside his suit, not that it could be seen, Knight resisted the urge to sigh.  Sometimes he forgot he didn't think like most people.  "I suppose an elementary cypher might seem simpler but that would be of limited use.  I'm working to establish a more immediate and direct form of secure communication ala a phone signal.  While I intend for it to b secure, I cannot guarantee it won't be compromised.  Hence the need for a more reliable and multi-use cypher able to be used in multiple mediums," he explained patiently.  "I suppose I could also set up several email addresses for the short term, if it would make you feel better."

Looking a little grumpy, "A simple bat-signal is best."

"And also patently ridiculous.  Leaving aside the fact that it only works on a cloudy night, it tells everyone where you are and that you are meeting."  He could think of numerous other reasons why the comic book method was utterly moronic but there wasn't any need to go into it.  "You specifically asked for something more clandestine.  I have no interest in recognition or extra attention such foolishness would bring.  Not to mention how inefficient it is.  Take a little time, match up some spots in the yellow pages to the letters.  It will benefit you in the long run," he said simply.

He turns to get in his car, "I'll send you an email. damn millennials."

Knight chuckled inside the helmet, making sure the sound wouldn't leak outside the suit.  Apparently he sounded significantly older and stuffier?  It was amusing, and helpful, he supposed though for some odd reason he felt slightly offended by the comment.  He gave a mental shrug and activated the recall, assuming no alerts popped up before hand.

Once back in his lab, he hung the suit up once more before moving to the command terminal.  He had quite a bit of work to do.  Setting up secure sites and bouncing any traces seemed prudent at this point as well as making sure his own searches were as subtle as possible.  Whoever/whatever was behind the security firm had put a decent amount of time and planning in.  It would be wise to assume a heightened level of alertness on their part.

OOC:
Assuming no issues call for my attention, heading back to do some digging.

Roll assuming one is needed w/ 9 skill
22:59, Today: Knight Wolf rolled 14 using 2d10 ((9,5)).

Your initial research finds the following:
1. This is at the west side of the state near a large preserve.
2. It is the address of a refinery (mid-sized) and the security firm.  The refinery does high end fuels (think racing or scientific vehicles).
3. Both are owned by the same company, once you jump through information on a few shell/holding companies for both.
4. You are not personally/business connected to any of the companies or c-suite of any, that you find/know.
5. All though maybe odd to have this connection, what you find in the public space seems like legitimate businesses.

[OOC]Is there any specific questions you have?  There is some space on you die roll for more.

OOC:

1) Primary is to find out who owns them, after all the shell corporation stuff.
2) The public businesses, shell corps there too?  What are the businesses?
3) Who owns the preserve?  What's it a preserve of?

[OOC]

In reply to Knight Wolf (msg # 275):

1) Primary is to find out who owns them, after all the shell corporation stuff.

So you want the ultimate company at the top of the pyramid?  Trans-World Holdings.  By FCC description it is a public multinational with major offices in NYC,Leipzig, Cairo, and Santa Cruz do Sul.

2) The public businesses, shell corps there too?  What are the businesses?

You are finding companies in the chain and with a little research and can determine/guess which are only holding companies (P.O. Box mailing addresses, limited information available, some you find other people have marked them as 'shell companies').  I have not detailed out the chain, but will.

3) Who owns the preserve?  What's it a preserve of?

It is a state forest preserve.

More questions welcome.....

OOC:
Board/CEO of Trans?  Major shareholders?  I'm trying to determine the who/whom (or how many people) is behind it/truly in charge.

Don't need to detail the chain.  Can just say I've got it listed somewhere.

I, the player, happen to know that a lot of NJ state forests are preserved sites around old mines that are closed/sealed.  How big is this state forest?  A small one or big?  Also, was there a mine here?  If so, how hard was that data scrubbed/how hard was it to find?

[OOC]
I will put something together.  I like your thinking.

You have a list somewhere.  :)

The facility is west of Blairstown, on the outskirts of the Worthington State Forest.  This is not a densely populated area.

OOC:

Ok.  Trying to get behind the curtain. ;)

Hmm.  A commercial/industrial park on the edge a state forest.  Suspicious to put it mildly.  A little digging into the area, the forest.  Anything of note/suspicious there?

[OOC]

The facility, from Google maps satellite  view, is not large.  It would be approximately 1/2 mile by 3/4 of a mile.  You can see office buildings, tanks, and endless layers of pipes.

Of note, there is a clear zone of 20 yards all around the facility, with security towers, and multiple patrols captured in the shot.  It looks more akin to a jail in some ways.

Sitting back, frowning at the information he dug up, Dean spent a moment in contemplation.  Clearly this was a bit bigger than originally intended.  Taking a moment to check and see if Mindstrike had responded, Dean put a little work into his other projects for a little while.  The list never seemed to get smaller...

OOC:

Ok, so can't figure out who the board/individual in power is behind the whole thing?

Or a fort/base...

Unless missing something, think that's all I'm getting for the moment?

Will continue his other projects/research for the moment.
This message was last edited by the player at 18:05, Thu 07 July 2022.

[OOC]
I have to provide a board and CEO information.  I just have to sit down and do that, but you do get that.  It is a mix of public information and 'took a little digging'.  I can answer questions about it in general now, but I have to create company name to CEO to board to next company in some format that makes sense.

You have a list of companies.  "Don't need to detail the chain.  Can just say I've got it listed somewhere."  I had thought that the bulk of the 'holding companies' and 'shell corporations' were not necessary.  But I agree you have it.

OOC:
Ok, all good.  Just wanted to make sure I had it and wasn't sure.

Do any of the names on the board/owners have any significance?  Going to start a little careful digging there too, just for completion sake, just to be thorough.

[OOC] None of the names have a significance to you in particular. Looking through them you find links to other companies and can see their pages on LinkedIn and/or other pages.

Much of this is easy to find.

Sitting back, Dean sighed.  Short of going there or getting new information, he was fairly certain he'd exhausted this line of research.  Nothing from Mindstrike either.  Checking the local news, Dean turned to his other work.  Checking and adjusting the various search routines was a part of it along with some multitasking as he played with some new design mods.


OOC:
Drawing a blank on what to check next with this one.

So will check on other searches/work (island searches, supers data, ACTP and the 2 agents).  Checking news and such as well as I work.

[OOC]
Refresh my memory on the 'island search'.

OOC:

I was able to determine the Nazi artifacts almost certainly led to a hidden/lost Nazi base on/under an island, like an old Nazi sub base kind of thing?  I wasn't able to determine which island as didn't have that info so I was trying to find it through other means, weather patterns, rumors, historical incidents, disappearances, 'blank spots', etc etc.

[OOC]

Give a roll.

[IC]

You sit down and find a huge amount of information has been gathered and needs to be reviewed.  It will take caffeine....

OOC:

An eh roll but high skill helps (I hope) perhaps!

19:54, Today: Knight Wolf rolled 12 using 2d10 ((3,9)).

[IC]

As you go through your collection, you find something of interest.  Although not from a scholarly article, a document about the Third Reich mapped out known and supposed 'secret Nazi' bases after the war.  You find that the known bases map to locations in the travels/assignments of your target.

This map also shows several 'unconfirmed', 'supposed', 'not found', and dis proven bases in the North Sea.  Approximately six are in close proximity (by boat or plane) to his last location to be accessible.

[OOC]
If I've forgotten something, hit.  Posting from work....

OocOOC

6 is good.  Very workable.

Don't suppose some of crossed off?  Seeing if modern events would remove the possibility.  If not, that's fine.

Will do an IC post tonight probably.  Busy of late.

[OOC]
That was cut down.  Sorry.

Sitting back, Dean rubbed his chin thoughtfully.  He had narrowed the search down considerably.  Short of new information, he deemed it unlikely continued searches would gain much.  Sending off a second message to Mindstrike only took a moment.



Turning back to his console, he monitored for alerts as he dove back into his research and design work.


OOC:

Sorry.  Completely lost track of this.

I assume I don't have to worry about arranging for transportation if I/we want to head there?

I have absolutely no idea where I am in time/day schedule thing compared to the rest.

[OOC]

You have resources to go yourself or even send a team...you rich.

You are on the same day as the others.  We've not really set that to a specific day and time.

Dean turned back and continued to work on his various projects for a little while, letting the scanner run in the background.

OOC:

Fair enough.  I just wanted to be sure

Going to continue doing design work, researching my various topics.  Probably stop around dinner since normal day stuff already done..

Your research and work goes uninterrupted.

[OOC]
Working on answering a few things from your post.  Tomorrow....