| Act 2: Upheaval II - Revelations and search | |
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RorytheRomulan
Posts : 7109 Join date : 2017-05-17
| Subject: Re: Act 2: Upheaval II - Revelations and search Wed 27 Jun 2018, 1:01 am | |
| "Good to see your eyes are still working, Gab." Konrad nods to the fairies.
"Yes, I didn't think so either. I'm pushing our talk up sooner than I hoped." |
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K
Posts : 3812 Join date : 2017-05-16
| Subject: Re: Act 2: Upheaval II - Revelations and search Wed 27 Jun 2018, 1:03 am | |
| Let's go inside for a minute. |
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Zeiss
Posts : 5014 Join date : 2007-01-26
| Subject: Re: Act 2: Upheaval II - Revelations and search Wed 27 Jun 2018, 1:11 am | |
| Gabby gives Konrad a thumbs up before Segel tells her to pay attention. Nadzieja, Amber and Fluffle follow Mihai. Femke thinks for a moment before she decides to join the party inside the captain's cabin.
"It must be important if you're sending your crew to find me," the szef points out.
"Yeah," Amber says. "Looks like everyone wants to make friends with us now."
Nadzieja raises an eyebrow, curious to see where this conversation is going. |
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K
Posts : 3812 Join date : 2017-05-16
| Subject: Re: Act 2: Upheaval II - Revelations and search Wed 27 Jun 2018, 1:13 am | |
| "Wanda Makara wants to meet. Seeing as we've never had any contact with her before, i have to suspect she could be the ISA agent they have among the Szefowie. I wasn't expecting much, but i cast a lure last night, right after Leopold left. Maybe they bit." |
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RorytheRomulan
Posts : 7109 Join date : 2017-05-17
| Subject: Re: Act 2: Upheaval II - Revelations and search Wed 27 Jun 2018, 1:16 am | |
| "Maybe she's legit. Or if she's with ISA, maybe, she recognizes that now would be too late to make us disappear and has decided to reach out. You said we've become well-known, after we helped you kill the 'werewolf'. Correct?" |
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Zeiss
Posts : 5014 Join date : 2007-01-26
| Subject: Re: Act 2: Upheaval II - Revelations and search Wed 27 Jun 2018, 1:19 am | |
| The young woman's eyes widen. "Wait a minute," she begins, flustered. "You're telling me one of the szefowie is an Imperial agent?" |
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K
Posts : 3812 Join date : 2017-05-16
| Subject: Re: Act 2: Upheaval II - Revelations and search Wed 27 Jun 2018, 1:21 am | |
| "We're not sure, and we don't know in what state the Empire is in right now. For all we know, there's no human left alive inside that dome. But the organization that's trying to thwart the Elementals most likely has someone in there." |
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RorytheRomulan
Posts : 7109 Join date : 2017-05-17
| Subject: Re: Act 2: Upheaval II - Revelations and search Wed 27 Jun 2018, 1:23 am | |
| "Relax! We have no idea! I admit, I'm curious to hear what the szef of my clan wishes to say to me personally. My mind is funny that way, I like to think that anything that involves me must involve me in particular for a reason. But I know I'm not that special. Not all the time, at least."
Diplomacy 11 (natural 1) he's trying to calm her down |
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Zeiss
Posts : 5014 Join date : 2007-01-26
| Subject: Re: Act 2: Upheaval II - Revelations and search Wed 27 Jun 2018, 1:27 am | |
| "How can you not be sure? How did you learn about this?"
She's still trying to warp her mind around this fact, and Konrad's attempt to calm her down seems to make it even more difficult. Femke is listening very attentively from the other side of the room. |
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RorytheRomulan
Posts : 7109 Join date : 2017-05-17
| Subject: Re: Act 2: Upheaval II - Revelations and search Wed 27 Jun 2018, 7:55 pm | |
| "My first mate received a message for the three of us last night. He only told us this morning when you had come to the Vulcan, but I said that our meeting with *you* was more important, and to wait until that was finished. Alright?" |
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Zeiss
Posts : 5014 Join date : 2007-01-26
| Subject: Re: Act 2: Upheaval II - Revelations and search Wed 27 Jun 2018, 10:10 pm | |
| "So... you didn't know one of these imperial agents might be a szef until a few minutes ago?" |
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RorytheRomulan
Posts : 7109 Join date : 2017-05-17
| Subject: Re: Act 2: Upheaval II - Revelations and search Wed 27 Jun 2018, 10:12 pm | |
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Zeiss
Posts : 5014 Join date : 2007-01-26
| Subject: Re: Act 2: Upheaval II - Revelations and search Wed 27 Jun 2018, 10:22 pm | |
| Nadzieja sighs and facepalms when she realizes the party forgot to mention this crucial detail during their previous discussion, but she quickly lets it go.
"So Makara then?" she repeats. "Were you given a reason for why she wants to meet you?" |
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K
Posts : 3812 Join date : 2017-05-16
| Subject: Re: Act 2: Upheaval II - Revelations and search Wed 27 Jun 2018, 10:28 pm | |
| Mihai is suddenly irritated, and for a moment looks like he wants to say something more impulsive but quickly stops himself and reins it in. Instead, he pulls a piece of paper from his pocket, gives it another once-over, frowns, and hands it to her. " This should explain it. And then some." - letter:
Brother.
Stanislaw Koski is dead. Old age. The next First will undoubtedly be chosen by combat, and the Enemy will make a bid for it. I will do the same, but if I fail, I will at the very least try to take the Enemy down with me. Otherwise, disaster will befall us all.
This might be the opportunity we were waiting for. If you can convince Jacob of initiating a pre-emptive strike, we could put an end to this long struggle. It’s becoming more and more obvious that not all of us have the mental fortitude to accomplish this task. Our father might remain unwavering in his commitment to our cause, but the same cannot be said for the rest of us. As for Jacob, idealism will be his downfall. We must make sure it doesn’t cause ours.
As always, take care.
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RorytheRomulan
Posts : 7109 Join date : 2017-05-17
| Subject: Re: Act 2: Upheaval II - Revelations and search Wed 27 Jun 2018, 10:29 pm | |
| Konrad creates a mental note: okay, item number 1 will be this little exchange.
"I assumed it has something to do with our recent activity." |
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Kolson
Posts : 3529 Join date : 2017-05-16
| Subject: Re: Act 2: Upheaval II - Revelations and search Wed 27 Jun 2018, 10:31 pm | |
| Steve shrugs. "She might want to win our support given recent events or she may be luring us to a trap. That's why we wanted to tell you." |
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RorytheRomulan
Posts : 7109 Join date : 2017-05-17
| Subject: Re: Act 2: Upheaval II - Revelations and search Wed 27 Jun 2018, 10:40 pm | |
| "I suspect she can't afford to lure us to any demise, not anymore. Or perhaps she still believes we are on of them now. Edward hadn't yet arrived to tell his insider among the szefowie about us yesterday, to our knowledge, and I personally believe he won't arrive at all." |
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Zeiss
Posts : 5014 Join date : 2007-01-26
| Subject: Re: Act 2: Upheaval II - Revelations and search Wed 27 Jun 2018, 10:50 pm | |
| "So she didn't give a reason? Hmm. If you're right and she thinks you're one of them, you could use that to your advantage."
Nadzieja takes the letter and starts to read it. She then frowns and reads it again.
"...Who is this ‘Brother’? A sibling? Or a colleague?" |
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K
Posts : 3812 Join date : 2017-05-16
| Subject: Re: Act 2: Upheaval II - Revelations and search Wed 27 Jun 2018, 10:55 pm | |
| "No idea, but that's not the kind of talk you'd expect from a Deep Cover Intelligence Operative. More like... a cult. These people have been doing this too long for their own good." |
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Zeiss
Posts : 5014 Join date : 2007-01-26
| Subject: Re: Act 2: Upheaval II - Revelations and search Wed 27 Jun 2018, 11:14 pm | |
| "We think that letter was sent to Edward," Amber says. "The bastard who put these orbs in their heads."
She points at the three other adventurers.
"And who kidnapped our friends," Fluffle adds with bitterness.
"Hmm." Nadzieja examines the letter before turning to face Mihai. "This letter does mention the attrition of their mental fortitude. If they're planning an assault on the Elementals, they'd need many soldiers. This fairy you mentioned, Jacob, is he the same as the one in this letter?" |
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Kolson
Posts : 3529 Join date : 2017-05-16
| Subject: Re: Act 2: Upheaval II - Revelations and search Wed 27 Jun 2018, 11:15 pm | |
| "We believe so, yes. He seemed a descent sort from what little time we spent with him." |
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RorytheRomulan
Posts : 7109 Join date : 2017-05-17
| Subject: Re: Act 2: Upheaval II - Revelations and search Wed 27 Jun 2018, 11:18 pm | |
| "It would be a hell of a coincidence if it weren't so."
Konrad recites the closing sentence from the letter. "Jacob's idealism will be his downfall. we must take care that it won't be ours." |
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K
Posts : 3812 Join date : 2017-05-16
| Subject: Re: Act 2: Upheaval II - Revelations and search Wed 27 Jun 2018, 11:24 pm | |
| "The translation may be as simple as them not having wanted to attack Shadowstep all this time, but... i wonder. As far as i know, that's not the only thing Jacob has had scruples about. This thing about body-snatching sane people to use as vessels? That seems to be Edward's idea. The person he put in Fedler's mind certainly didn't seem comfortable with it, but ended up relenting when he told her Jacob was dead. I hope that was just a lie to coax her along, but i can't be certain. Even if it's true, there should still be people within their organization that can be reasoned with. I just don't think the Szef if one of them, judging by that letter."
He stops, but then thinks of something.
"Do you recognize the handwriting at all?" |
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Zeiss
Posts : 5014 Join date : 2007-01-26
| Subject: Re: Act 2: Upheaval II - Revelations and search Wed 27 Jun 2018, 11:40 pm | |
| Szef Zerva seems disappointed to learn that Jacob might be dead. "This is unfortunate. For all of us." When Mihai shares his next idea, her eyes widen. "...Let me see."
Nadzieja reads the letter again, but after a short moment, she dejectedly shakes her head.
"No, I don't recognize it," she says. She then realizes something. "However... if you let me keep the letter, I could maybe find out. "
Amber and Fluffle seem surprised – almost excited – to hear this. Even Femke shows some anticipation. |
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K
Posts : 3812 Join date : 2017-05-16
| Subject: Re: Act 2: Upheaval II - Revelations and search Wed 27 Jun 2018, 11:43 pm | |
| "There's someone we need to show this to, to maybe get her to stand down without a fight, but..." |
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