« Prev 1 2 3 4 .. 25 Next » Reply Share Thread Facebook Twitter Tumblr LinkedIn MySpace Email Go to Previous Thread Next Thread Please make a selection first Author Topic: Fantastic Feats & Where to Find Them (Adam) (Read 3,369 times) ๖ۣValencia Tiao Hero Miss Fortune Now what? [send pm] Joined: June 2009 Posts: 7,082 Fantastic Feats & Where to Find Them (Adam) « Jan 1, 2017 9:32:18 GMT -6 » Quote Select Post Deselect Post Link to Post Member Give Gift Back to Top Valencia is somewhere in Europe! She's collecting more intel. She's a little sleepy, but occasionally tensing her muscles and blinking hard to keep herself awake. While sleep-warping is a decent defense should worse come to worst, never has she ever been able control it. Her dreams have warped up creations ranging from the benign to deadly. The stability of her magic and power depended on her mind staying alert. The Empire has learned from many of her break-ins, and their tech has gotten increasingly advanced over the years. At this point, she doesn't know what else they could learn from her capture, but she wouldn't want to risk it. Where is she? Back to Top   Jack Makaila Moderator Director of Terror [color=limegreen]I'm your daddy.[/color] [send pm] Joined: March 2011 Posts: 21,584 Fantastic Feats & Where to Find Them (Adam) « Jan 1, 2017 11:55:39 GMT -6 via mobile » Quote Select Post Deselect Post Link to Post Member Give Gift Back to Top Valencia finds herself in Berlin, Germany! Contrary to the countries on the outer edges of the Chthonic Empire, there's very little public violence. Citizens, while poor, are generally not mistreated. However, nearly every street corner has a so called "Edbot", watching and listening for any murmurs or discontent. Two men pass by Valencia, whispering quietly to each other, and she hears the word "taxes" spoken with disdain. Back to Top   ๖ۣValencia Tiao Hero Miss Fortune Now what? [send pm] Joined: June 2009 Posts: 7,082 Fantastic Feats & Where to Find Them (Adam) « Jan 1, 2017 12:24:17 GMT -6 » Quote Select Post Deselect Post Link to Post Member Give Gift Back to Top Valencia is wearing sunglasses, and definitely not in her more black ops-y outfit. Her eyes are glued to the German-English dictionary app on her phone. She waits to see how sensitive the bots' hearing are. She'll tail them once it's safe and there's enough distance. Back to Top   Jack Makaila Moderator Director of Terror [color=limegreen]I'm your daddy.[/color] [send pm] Joined: March 2011 Posts: 21,584 Fantastic Feats & Where to Find Them (Adam) « Jan 1, 2017 12:35:14 GMT -6 via mobile » Quote Select Post Deselect Post Link to Post Member Give Gift Back to Top The Edbots are a good distance away, and while one appears to glance in hers and the men's direction, its gaze continues on afterwards. The men keep grumbling to each other, heading towards what looks like a pub, though it's not particularly crowded. There's only a dozen or so other patrons inside. Back to Top   ๖ۣValencia Tiao Hero Miss Fortune Now what? [send pm] Joined: June 2009 Posts: 7,082 Fantastic Feats & Where to Find Them (Adam) « Jan 1, 2017 12:59:21 GMT -6 » Quote Select Post Deselect Post Link to Post Member Give Gift Back to Top Valencia will have to keep that one bot in mind. She follows into the pub and briefly glances around to get a sense of how secure the location is. Where the cameras and potential exits were, for starters. If the place is old enough, she may be in luck and there won't be anything too high tech installed anywhere. Back to Top   Jack Makaila Moderator Director of Terror [color=limegreen]I'm your daddy.[/color] [send pm] Joined: March 2011 Posts: 21,584 Fantastic Feats & Where to Find Them (Adam) « Jan 1, 2017 14:29:33 GMT -6 via mobile » Quote Select Post Deselect Post Link to Post Member Give Gift Back to Top Valencia is in luck, as there's no cameras installed that seem more than the usual security. The pub has tables that go in an L-shape around the bar, and a door that leads back to the kitchen and back exit, as well as washrooms. The two men go to sit at the bar. Back to Top   ๖ۣValencia Tiao Hero Miss Fortune Now what? [send pm] Joined: June 2009 Posts: 7,082 Fantastic Feats & Where to Find Them (Adam) « Jan 1, 2017 14:38:47 GMT -6 » Quote Select Post Deselect Post Link to Post Member Give Gift Back to Top Alright. Hoo-boy. Places like these are special for a woman who doesn't drink. Special in an un-fun, personal hell sort of way. But she'll manage. She sits at the bar a little ways away and orders a pina colada. Reluctantly. She learned her lesson a long time ago that ordering something non-alcoholic at a bar looks fishy. Back to Top   Jack Makaila Moderator Director of Terror [color=limegreen]I'm your daddy.[/color] [send pm] Joined: March 2011 Posts: 21,584 Fantastic Feats & Where to Find Them (Adam) « Jan 1, 2017 19:50:37 GMT -6 via mobile » Quote Select Post Deselect Post Link to Post Member Give Gift Back to Top The bartender gives her a look, but goes to get it anyway. Bloody tourists. The two men are complaining a little louder now that they're inside and have some drinks. How well does Val know German? Back to Top   ๖ۣValencia Tiao Hero Miss Fortune Now what? [send pm] Joined: June 2009 Posts: 7,082 Fantastic Feats & Where to Find Them (Adam) « Jan 1, 2017 20:17:27 GMT -6 via the ProBoards App » Quote Select Post Deselect Post Link to Post Member Give Gift Back to Top Not that well. She's relying on her app's speech to text translation abilities. Valencia forces down a gulp of her not European drink. It perks her a bit awake from the taste alone. Back to Top   Jack Makaila Moderator Director of Terror [color=limegreen]I'm your daddy.[/color] [send pm] Joined: March 2011 Posts: 21,584 Fantastic Feats & Where to Find Them (Adam) « Jan 1, 2017 20:21:52 GMT -6 via mobile » Quote Select Post Deselect Post Link to Post Member Give Gift Back to Top It's pretty crappy, and obviously previously frozen. Val can pick out certain phrases, including dictator, Hitler, and being poor/downtrodden . The men seem to be complaining that most of their wages are being taken by yet more taxes that were introduced fairly recently. Back to Top   ๖ۣValencia Tiao Hero Miss Fortune Now what? [send pm] Joined: June 2009 Posts: 7,082 Fantastic Feats & Where to Find Them (Adam) « Jan 1, 2017 21:04:45 GMT -6 via the ProBoards App » Quote Select Post Deselect Post Link to Post Member Give Gift Back to Top Nasty. And the drink being alcoholic was bad enough. Meanwhile, Val felt as sympathetic to the plight of the citizens as she was annoyed with the Empire. Bleeding its people dry... How did it expect to last? What else could its people pay them under rule? Its currency must be weak. But hey, maybe it was a sign that the Empire was weakening over the years. She listens some more. Back to Top   Jack Makaila Moderator Director of Terror [color=limegreen]I'm your daddy.[/color] [send pm] Joined: March 2011 Posts: 21,584 Fantastic Feats & Where to Find Them (Adam) « Jan 2, 2017 8:52:33 GMT -6 via mobile » Quote Select Post Deselect Post Link to Post Member Give Gift Back to Top The complaints continue, up until an Edbot walks through the front door. Literally. "Citizens. You are hereby ordered to report for questioning. Refusal will be met with force." The two men look at each other, then start running for the back door! The Edbot raises a hand after them! « Last Edit: Jan 2, 2017 8:52:54 GMT -6 by Jack Makaila » Back to Top   ๖ۣValencia Tiao Hero Miss Fortune Now what? [send pm] Joined: June 2009 Posts: 7,082 Fantastic Feats & Where to Find Them (Adam) « Jan 2, 2017 9:23:48 GMT -6 » Quote Select Post Deselect Post Link to Post Member Give Gift Back to Top Oh, so much for not being heard. But now she's caught in a pickle where she has to weigh the lives of innocent people against her need to not blow her cover. Crap... The bot is in too close a range, its sensing capabilities are sensitive, there's another bot outside, and the running men make it too hard for her to pin the blame on something else... It pains her to do this, but she keeps her head low. Back to Top   Jack Makaila Moderator Director of Terror [color=limegreen]I'm your daddy.[/color] [send pm] Joined: March 2011 Posts: 21,584 Fantastic Feats & Where to Find Them (Adam) « Jan 2, 2017 9:54:38 GMT -6 via mobile » Quote Select Post Deselect Post Link to Post Member Give Gift Back to Top Valencia does as everyone else in the bar does, and stays out of the way as the Edbot's hand slides away to reveal a gun barrel. Bullets slam into both men, pinning them against the wall briefly before they finally fall to the ground. The Edbot turns away, stomping out of the pub and leaving the bodies where they are. Back to Top   ๖ۣValencia Tiao Hero Miss Fortune Now what? [send pm] Joined: June 2009 Posts: 7,082 Fantastic Feats & Where to Find Them (Adam) « Jan 2, 2017 14:57:21 GMT -6 » Quote Select Post Deselect Post Link to Post Member Give Gift Back to Top I'm sorry... They were not only leads, but lives. How will the families know what happened to these men? By the way Edbot left the bodies, they don't inform them. Valencia pays for her drink and waits a while after the Edbot leaves to check the bodies. Back to Top   Jack Makaila Moderator Director of Terror [color=limegreen]I'm your daddy.[/color] [send pm] Joined: March 2011 Posts: 21,584 Fantastic Feats & Where to Find Them (Adam) « Jan 2, 2017 18:24:24 GMT -6 » Quote Select Post Deselect Post Link to Post Member Give Gift Back to Top Several minutes later, Val sees one of the men who had been drinking alone head over to start going through the bodies' pockets! Back to Top   ๖ۣValencia Tiao Hero Miss Fortune Now what? [send pm] Joined: June 2009 Posts: 7,082 Fantastic Feats & Where to Find Them (Adam) « Jan 2, 2017 18:29:00 GMT -6 via the ProBoards App » Quote Select Post Deselect Post Link to Post Member Give Gift Back to Top "Hey." She was there first, looking for identification and if they had phones on them. "Shoo." Back to Top   Jack Makaila Moderator Director of Terror [color=limegreen]I'm your daddy.[/color] [send pm] Joined: March 2011 Posts: 21,584 Fantastic Feats & Where to Find Them (Adam) « Jan 2, 2017 18:38:01 GMT -6 » Quote Select Post Deselect Post Link to Post Member Give Gift Back to Top The man spits at her and swears in German, but backs away. Val finds that the two men were Norbert and Tavin, and they both have phones! Back to Top   ๖ۣValencia Tiao Hero Miss Fortune Now what? [send pm] Joined: June 2009 Posts: 7,082 Fantastic Feats & Where to Find Them (Adam) « Jan 2, 2017 19:50:55 GMT -6 via the ProBoards App » Quote Select Post Deselect Post Link to Post Member Give Gift Back to Top She takes their phones and any personal belongings. She goes through their contacts and address books on their phones to find their homes. Back to Top   Jack Makaila Moderator Director of Terror [color=limegreen]I'm your daddy.[/color] [send pm] Joined: March 2011 Posts: 21,584 Fantastic Feats & Where to Find Them (Adam) « Jan 2, 2017 20:36:12 GMT -6 » Quote Select Post Deselect Post Link to Post Member Give Gift Back to Top Norbert has a small cross on his necklace. They live fairly close, only a few blocks away! The man from before grumbles loudly that she's taking all the good stuff. Back to Top   ๖ۣValencia Tiao Hero Miss Fortune Now what? [send pm] Joined: June 2009 Posts: 7,082 Fantastic Feats & Where to Find Them (Adam) « Jan 2, 2017 21:28:37 GMT -6 via the ProBoards App » Quote Select Post Deselect Post Link to Post Member Give Gift Back to Top Val leaves the wallets with whatever unit or method of currency behind. Not saying they would have much worth in this economy, but every bit should help. "Fine. There you go." She keeps the phones and the cross, and leaves the pub before it looks like she's giving the bodies too much respect to draw attention. She looks through the phones' pictures. Back to Top   Jack Makaila Moderator Director of Terror [color=limegreen]I'm your daddy.[/color] [send pm] Joined: March 2011 Posts: 21,584 Fantastic Feats & Where to Find Them (Adam) « Jan 2, 2017 22:34:03 GMT -6 » Quote Select Post Deselect Post Link to Post Member Give Gift Back to Top Norbert has pictures of himself, a young girl, and a small boy! Tavin has pictures of food, and one of an Edbot from behind. Back to Top   ๖ۣValencia Tiao Hero Miss Fortune Now what? [send pm] Joined: June 2009 Posts: 7,082 Fantastic Feats & Where to Find Them (Adam) « Jan 2, 2017 23:51:35 GMT -6 via the ProBoards App » Quote Select Post Deselect Post Link to Post Member Give Gift Back to Top Valencia scrutinizes the Edbot picture for any weak points, like if there're seams in the welding, exposed joints, exhaust vents, and so on. Anything to take her mind off the fact that she let a dad die, and she may have to visit the potential orphans herself. Back to Top   Jack Makaila Moderator Director of Terror [color=limegreen]I'm your daddy.[/color] [send pm] Joined: March 2011 Posts: 21,584 Fantastic Feats & Where to Find Them (Adam) « Jan 3, 2017 10:38:15 GMT -6 » Quote Select Post Deselect Post Link to Post Member Give Gift Back to Top The back of the Edbot has several tubes feeding into each of its limbs, while there are exhaust ports on the back of its shoulders. Aside from that, the areas that are not plated appear molded to look like flesh. Back to Top   ๖ۣValencia Tiao Hero Miss Fortune Now what? [send pm] Joined: June 2009 Posts: 7,082 Fantastic Feats & Where to Find Them (Adam) « Jan 3, 2017 13:25:53 GMT -6 via the ProBoards App » Quote Select Post Deselect Post Link to Post Member Give Gift Back to Top That... Is... CREEPY. WHY. FLESH. Well, Tavin took the picture for a reason. Maybe he has more intel at his place. Maybe he's part of a rebellion. Who knows? She heads there first, copying the picture to her phone. She checks around to keep note of the Edbots' positions along the way. Back to Top   Reply Share Thread Facebook Twitter Tumblr LinkedIn MySpace Email Go to Previous Thread Next Thread Please make a selection first