ctrlsaltdel

Scum and Villainy - Plentiful Bounty

@ctrlsaltdel Is there anything we can do to help Ijin speed along, or anything to do onboard, or should I just post that Quintus boards?

@POOHEAD189

I don't have anything I "intend" you to do at the moment, but the thought was that since both sides rolled mixes successes, I wanted to put one last obstacle in your way. At this point, unless something goes /really/ pear shaped, you're home free, but if you choose to just let Ijin make his own way back there may be some consequences to that in the form of heat (or maybe something else, I haven't decided yet).

(If you're looking for suggestions, you could always try the dynamic drive-by pickup in the ship--just gotta decide if you think the possibility of rolling badly outweighs the potential consequences of waiting patiently)

Scum and Villainy - Plentiful Bounty

How long would it take Ijin to reach the spaceport on foot?

@rush99999

I'd say something like an hour; if you have any thoughts on speeding that up I'll let you roll for it.

Scum and Villainy - Plentiful Bounty

Ijin, you slither down the accessway and into the crowd below, undetected. The motion of the foot traffic carries you away from the scene of the crime just as the patrol car pulls up; from behind you, you can hear House security agents shouting to each other as they pound up the steps.

Molly, Quintus, and Silas, RU-0K turns out to be an acceptable substitute for the groundcar's key, so you do the same. Given Molly's usual driving style, you make good time, too, and by the time the fire brigade is hosing down the mess you left behind, you're well on your way to the spaceport.

Said facility is really just the minimum viable infrastructure for getting ships from space to the surface and vice-versa. It sits on a few hundred acres of otherwise unoccupied land at the edge of the district that has been subdivided into landing plots; for "traffic control", a squat prefab building sits out front, with a large broadcast tower off to one side behind a chainlink fence. A parking lot that likely predates the spaceport's present contains several cars--none of which look as nice as yours, even with the broken window.

All that's left to do is get the ship running, obtain clearance from ground control, and kiss the atmosphere goodbye.

Except--you all look around and realize--you're still a team member short.

Eidolon: Conspiracy Theory

Ohhh, I thought Luka had already reached out to ask, I see now that I did fully misread. Sorry, brain's been spinny lately.

EDIT: Wait, I thought this was the next morning?

Eidolon: Conspiracy Theory

<Snipped quote by ctrlsaltdel>

I suggest we keep it instead

@Digmata

Hm--I'd rather not because IC one of the reasons for the meeting is that they've been working on Ashley's name change, and it doesn't make a lot of sense to me for them to then get the name they've been working on changing for the last day or so wrong.

(Though now that I think about it that would be a pretty funny result for a negative draw...)

(Also, so far it looks like Jesse uses they/them pronouns, but I'll let @rush99999 speak on that)

Eidolon: Conspiracy Theory

@digmata, whoops, typo, lemme fix that

Scum and Villainy - Plentiful Bounty

@rush99999, I'm leaning towards not dinging you a stress for that flashback, but I do think that a Skulk roll for blending in is appropriate. I'll give you Risky position (if you get made immediately it'll be trouble, the cops are already out looking for you), Great effect (if you don't get made immediately, you're home free).

Eidolon: Conspiracy Theory

Jesse's eyes follow Luka and Ashley as they walk into the VIP section, but instead of responding right away, they continued their solitary dance for the few seconds it takes the DJ to transition to the next track. As the high-tempo track resolves into something more sedate, they make their way to the bar, calling over their shoulder.

"A lot of people have said a lot of things about you, Luka, but I've never heard anyone say you don't know how to party." Ice clinks, liquid is poured, but when they set the three old-fashioned glasses on the table, a first taste would confirms that they contain only soda with a splash of lime--no alcohol. Jesse settles down on a chair kitty-corner from Luka and leans back, legs crossed and fingers tented.

"Miss," they nod a greeting to Ashley. "It's good to formally meet you, though I hadn't expected you to be here for this." Jesse turns their gaze to Luka. "But you learn to expect the unexpected when working with Mr. Durand. Who I'm glad to see is ok, by the way." An eyebrow goes up. "Apparently there was some kind of gas leak reported at Mario's yesterday morning, though from what I understand, the fire department couldn't find anything when they showed up. Other than a big mess in the kitchen, that is." They picked up their soda and lime and took a long sip; the tone of the comment is light, but their eyes slowly and deliberately meet both Luka's and Ashley's in turn.

@rush99999 @Digmata

Scum and Villainy - Plentiful Bounty

If I'm counting correctly we're still waiting on one more die from @Penny, right? 2 for skill, 1 for gambit, 1 for assist?

Eidolon: Conspiracy Theory

Call In a Favor is indeed the Downtime Activity that I wish to partake in, and you are welcome to draw for it now if you want. Though if you do draw now, I would like to request that you keep the results secret until Luka actually calls in the favor IC.

@rush99999

Gotcha gotcha. Lemme go re-read all of the bits where Jesse shows up real quick lol, I'll get a post up by tomorrow night.