The Tragical Death of Elias Thomas - RPLOG
From Flexible Survival
Participants
Date
3/4/2022
Log
(Willy) As the sun crept twoards the apex of the day, a burly looking Skunk Beast arrived on the scene. Big and beefy, and looking a bit battle worn, Willy smiled as he approached the meetup location. "Reporting for duty" he says as he approached, and presented himself with his strong stench and powerful physique.
(Fenris) It is cool and overcast in Fairhaven today. The eastern edge of the city is quiet and mostly abandoned. Particularly the building set aside as the meetup point by the Zephyr posting. A tall, sour looking man in a Zephyr issued tactical uniform is seated on some fallen rubble in the corner of what may have been an old duplex or shop/apartment combo. Impossible to tell after so long. He nods as each person arrives, though his sour look does not lift.
(Crypto) Crypto quietly walks up to the gathering point without a sound and comes equipped to fend of multiple combatants, most of his arms seeming to be explosive in nature. Crypto offers a nod and then leans against the wall waiting for the briefing.
(Narwen) A second skunk beast approaches, also big and beefy, but not remotely battle-worn. "Hello folks. Is this the group of Zephyr--" he begins, then stops dead and does a double-take at Willy. He eyes him warily, slowly lifting a forepaw and waving it in the air pads-out without taking his eyes off the other skunk. Once satisfied that Willy is neither a reflection nor about to maul him, he sets the paw back down and resumes. "Uh, yeah. Hello. I'm Narwen. Here for the Zephyr mission." He relaxes a little, nodding to others he recognises, but without entirely letting down his guard.
(Junes) coming in next is a vaguely reptilian chimera wearing a purple and white kimono a backpack and collar. they see not one but two familiar skunk beasts! and wave them both over "how have you two been!"
(Moresson) A suit of power armor covered in various forms of guns lowers itself down into the briefing point from on high, jetpack slowing the agent's descent until their feet touch the ground. Then the jetpack shuts off. The only two obvious facts that can be ascertained are that this armored agent is a mutant, and feminine, but no skin or fur shows through this suit. Even her visor is opaque from the outside. "Moresson. Ready." she says in a metallic voice, carrying a black metal rifle in her hands, stepping up towards the others gathered. She takes a glance at the others briefly, but offers them no hello.
(Magnus) Oh boy, more of that otherworldly nonsense on the docket, then? Fine..." Magnus would arrive at the Tanuki Shrine, its grand visage a familiar sight given his past experience here. The gator seems to have recently gotten into a scuff, his slacks tattered and his arm bloodied from whatever attacker he'd recently fended off, the other arm holding his blade slung over one shoulder. "Pheew, thank the stars I am not late." Re-sheathing his weapon, the fella adjusts his cuffs a bit and makes his way into their appointed meeting ground. Sure enough, a crowd was gathering. No doubt folks were getting together in support of their chubby and mysterious patron. What the hell does Tanuki want to do with a scruffy science boy anyway? Bah, as if they didn't have enough worries to deal with. Bloody otherworldly pig-faced buggers. With a sharp huff out his nostrils, Magnus nears the others and dusts himself off a bit. "Hello hello. What's all this about an egghead looking to sign on with our loveable ring-tailed raccoon dog?"
(Kar-dragon) A kitsune arrives, cladded in power armor, save for the helmet, which he is holding under one of his arms. As Kar enters the place, he looks at those present, specially the man on the rubble, before putting the helmet on and taking position by the door. "As far as I understand it, this is the place, yes." He says to Narwen, his voice distorted by the filter on the microphone of his armor.
(Fenris) The human agent's frown deepens as each mutant arrives. "God, what a circus," he growls, shaking his head. He lights up a cigarette and adjusts his sun-glasses as he stands up. "Alright, you clowns," he says, "Listen up, cause I don't plan to repeat myself." He looks over the motley crew. "One of our top scientists, Elias Thomas has been abducted by the tanuki," he explains, "Mr. Thomas is a valuable Zephyr asset and we cannot let this stand."
(Moresson) Moresson glances over at Kar-Dragon, noticing the fellow power armor pilot. She takes a moment to admire the mutant's readiness, before her attention is given back to the Zephyr representative. Other than the Zephyr man and the kitsune, she doesn't address anyone else. "Wait... I thought this was for Zephyr, not the Survivalists." she says pointedly at the Zephyr agent, if not to put his bigotry into perspective, then at least piss him off.
(Willy) Willy waves to Junes in response and chuckles and waves to Narwen before the Agent begins to speak. He simple nods in response before asking. He starts to ask a question before he hears Moressons comment and chuckles a little more. Gathering himself, he asks the agent. "I see...where have they taken him?" he asks.
(Crypto) Crypto is expressionless as he asks, "What is the plan? What are the demands of the kidnappers and how many are there? What tech could he be working on that the Tanuki would be interest and could we see this tech being used against us today?"
(Magnus) "Well ain't you a fuckin' charmer." The gator hisses in response, moving nearer to the man who'd just so freely insulted them. "I'm no clown, pal. I'm a street magician. Wanna see a magic trick? I can make your head disappear." He opens that massive gator maw wide and *CHOMP* makes his teeth catch a hair's distance from the man's nose. "Pity I'd have to charge for the act though. Do yourself a favor, drop the ego and tell us where your boy is so we can ramshackle him back. Keep pissing me off and I won't guarantee you'll have him in one piece." Magnus growls quietly, hissing as he turns and rejoins the crowd.
(Kar-dragon) Kar returns the look at Moresson, power armors aren't exactly common to see around, after all, before his attention goes to the Zephyr guys as he gets up and starts speaking. His tone really gets on the crimson kitsune's nerves, but he keeps a neutral tone. "Abducted? From what I heard he had left Zephyr because the tanukis were a lot of fun to be around." He replies, throwing the man's words into question, while sounding like someone that only heard rumours about it. He lets the others express their questions too, wondering about the plans of the corporation too. He looks at Magnus' intimidating display, before placing a hand on the gator's shoulder as he returns to his position. "No point antagonizing him like this, Mags." He says to his mate.
(Narwen) Narwen gives a nod of acknowledgement to each person as they arrive, somewhat vaguely in the case of those whose faces are covered. Different levels of beef aside, he should at least be easy to tell apart from the other skunk beast: he's the one wearing eye-watering rainbow shorts, which are indeed vaguely reminiscent of a Fairhaven clown costume. "I, uh, see we've got muscle in abundance. I'm here for Zephyr Science." He doesn't recognise Junes at first, but then catches a blip from their Comm ID and gives a little nod. "Ah, hello. Been a little while."
(Junes) leaning closer to Narwen, junes whispers something then at a normal tone mentions but aside from that i hope hes alright in the meantime i g-" and junes sees magnus snap at the guy and loses their train of thought
(Fenris) The agent raises an eyebrow and looks over his sunglasses at Moresson. "I don't need your lip, Mute," he starts, then backpeddles a bit to avoid the snap of Magnus' jaws. He clears his throat and continues, looking a bit paler than before. "Mr. Thomas is one of the foremost experts in nanite technology and the tanuki plan to exploit his knowledge," he says hurriedly, "We lost track of his comms unit not far from here at the tanuki shrine. Our recon shows that the raccoons have fortified the shrine, so you will almost certainly meet resistance." He looks at the group again, "You..." he hesitates and looks at Magnus, "People don't look particularly stealthy."
(Moresson) Moresson watches the gator's display, a grin hidden behind her helmet, armor-covered tail swaying slightly for a few seconds. She straightens up a bit more when a realization hits her though. "Magnus. I thought I recognized your voice. You're looking a little green today." she teases him, before looking back at the agent to see his reaction. "You asked for help, dipshit. Lip comes with it. You want this guy out, you fucking deal with it." she snaps back at him, regardless of the fact that Magnus already put him in his place. "Anyway, we don't need stealth in order to bust our way in. They still won't know what's coming."
(Magnus) "No. But it sure is fun." The gator casts a smirk at Kar, his glance snapping from his friend's eyes towards the pale and very charismatic man. When they get some actual info, the gator merely shrugs very deeply. "There's more than one way to skin a raccoon. If the man's actually been abducted then I'd wager we'd have a mess to deal with either way. Don't think they're holding him hostage. If they wanted him dead, he'd already be feeding the maggots. Thing is... that ain't Tanuki's stile to up and abduct folks. Not from what I know at least. Ain't much of an expert, but I know someone who is. So unless the ringtailed dog has suddenly had a change of heart and resorted to kidnapping, I'm willing to bet there's more to it than this bellend's letting on."
(Fenris) The agent taps on his comms unit. "I don't care how you do it," he says, "As long as the scientist is delivered safely back to Zephyr, you will be paid well for your time and effort." He frowns even more deeply at Magnus. "Above my paygrade," he grunts, "All I know is Zephyr wants their egghead back, and we are paying you to do it."
(Willy) Willy goes "Hmmm...." and thinks for a second "Eh I had heard whispers of why the Tanuki might abduct someone..." he says "and it's probably not to most beneficial reasons." he says "and if you wanted stealth, you should of made that clear in the work request. I doubt we should have any issue busting in though with this team" he continues with a grin.
(Crypto) Crypto ensures that he is located in the rear of the group as he vanishes from sight as he sneaks towards the shrine to scout ahead.
(Fenris) The agent taps on his comms unit. "I don't care how you do it," he says, "As long as the scientist is delivered safely back to Zephyr, you will be paid well for your time and effort." He frowns even more deeply at Magnus. "Above my paygrade," he grunts, "You can reach me via this secure comms channel." Everyone's comms units ping with invite to a secure channel.
(Kar-dragon) Kar looks back at the man, taking the hand from the gator's shoulder. "There was no mention of stealth anywhere, so I came in prepared for the usual smash and grab operations from Zephyr." He replies to the guy, some bile in his words hinting that he might be a prommie, before looking at Moresson. "Do you really think they don't know what's comming? We are talking about a group of tricksters here, they knew what they were getting themselves into." He says to the husky. Looking back at Magnus, he nods to the big gator's words. "My thoughts precisely. Even if doctor Thomas was tricked into the situation, he ended up getting involved with the tanukis out of his own volition." He notices human start sneaking out of the building, but remains quiet, since he is unsure about the guy's intentions. "Either way, if that's all, then I guess we should be going." He says as he accepts the invite to the channel, and immediatelly puts himself on mute.
