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Suzanne texts back: "This bitch does not walk into our town and walk all over us. Everyone meet at the dairy. I've pulled some strings."

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As if on cue, a pair of large black vans pulls up in front of the alley where Stan and Ia; they barely come to a full stop before they open up, disgorging a group of about twenty cops in full riot gear, shields and batons and jackboots out and ready to smash the head of any Lilith-cultist in range...which they begin to do with a gusto.
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Verge receives the text and heads to the dairy with his bag full of high explosives and incendiaries.
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(What was in the phones Kel found? Where does Vincent seem to be headed based on tracking his phone?)

"Kel, perhaps you should tell Ursula to go somewhere else if she can't wait inside with everyone else. She might not survive a solo confrontation with Eris. Come to think of it, I'd probably get in the way if I'm there. I'll hang out at the safehouse near the airport till things quiet down."

Seth will head towards the safehouse in the 2200 block of Jordan Avenue, near the airport and UAS-Juneau.
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Kel will send a group text "Maybe we should bring down the full wrath of our combined mortal assets on her. Round up everything with a gun we hold in our power. She may be tough, but put enough rounds in anything and it will seriously cramp their style."
Cuz apparently I gotta break this down for you dense motherfuckers- I'm trans feminine nonbinary. My pronouns are they/them.
Winnah wrote:No, No. 'Prak' is actually a Thri Kreen impersonating a human and roleplaying himself as a D&D character. All hail our hidden insect overlords.
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You should gain sanity for finding out that the problems of a region are because there are fucking monsters there.
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radthemad4/Seth wrote:(What was in the phones Kel found? Where does Vincent seem to be headed based on tracking his phone?)
The phones are all burner phones, with nothing in them except phone numbers - most of which match the cell phones on the Lilith cultists. Vincent says she sprinted west, hopped on a motorbike concealed in an alley, and is heading in the direction of the dairy.
Back in the Alley
Ganging up on individual women, the the Lilith cultists are quickly overpowered by the cops, though not without a few casualties. Still, the longer the battle goes on the more the women lose the will to fight - whatever resistance they had to Stan's presence is rapidly fading. Lt. Stoats walks over to Stan (who is currently in his vehicle), offering a handkerchief. "You're injured, sir. Can I offer you a police escort to the hospital?"

Suzanne sends a group text
"They're here."
<pause>
"Assamites."
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Ancient History wrote:
radthemad4/Seth wrote:(What was in the phones Kel found? Where does Vincent seem to be headed based on tracking his phone?)
The phones are all burner phones, with nothing in them except phone numbers - most of which match the cell phones on the Lilith cultists. Vincent says she sprinted west, hopped on a motorbike concealed in an alley, and is heading in the direction of the dairy.
Back in the Alley
Ganging up on individual women, the the Lilith cultists are quickly overpowered by the cops, though not without a few casualties. Still, the longer the battle goes on the more the women lose the will to fight - whatever resistance they had to Stan's presence is rapidly fading. Lt. Stoats walks over to Stan (who is currently in his vehicle), offering a handkerchief. "You're injured, sir. Can I offer you a police escort to the hospital?"

Suzanne sends a group text
"They're here."
<pause>
"Assamites."
Verge texts back

"ASS-a-mites?"
"Do they not know how easy that is?"
"Should someone tell them?"
"I don't think I can resist."
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Prak wrote:Kel will send a group text "Maybe we should bring down the full wrath of our combined mortal assets on her. Round up everything with a gun we hold in our power. She may be tough, but put enough rounds in anything and it will seriously cramp their style."
Verge responds to Kels text.

"Bad plan. Too many people, too obvious. She sees one, gets spooked. Won't work. I've got one. Plan A. Works on everything but ghosts. A bit messy. "
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Kel responds to Verge "Care to share plan A with the class?"

Kel will also go back up to Ursula and give her four points of vitae from him so she can better defend herself against Eris and tell her that if she fights Eris alone (using the sample scent to give context, I guess) that she has to win, motivating her by appealing to her motherly instincts. Kel will also use the remaining time to use Fleshcraft to give her more padding and Biothaum to compensate for the strength that she'd lose from Fleshcraft.
Fleshcraft: 4 Int+3 Bodycraft
Biothaum: 4 Int+3 Medicine
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Cuz apparently I gotta break this down for you dense motherfuckers- I'm trans feminine nonbinary. My pronouns are they/them.
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You should gain sanity for finding out that the problems of a region are because there are fucking monsters there.
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Ancient History wrote: Lt. Stoats walks over to Stan (who is currently in his vehicle), offering a handkerchief. "You're injured, sir. Can I offer you a police escort to the hospital?"
"No eschcort nechesharry, lieutenant. You just focush on thesh ne'er-do-wellsh. Clay, if you would."

Stan's driver will begin driving towards the hospital, but then turn around and head to the dairy. As he does so Stan will spend blood sufficient to reknit his face. When he has a free moment Stan will use a mirror and Vicissitude to change his appearance. He then texts Stan2: -Everyone is on lockdown for the time being. Tell 5 he might have to appear subject to facial trauma.-
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Prak wrote:Kel responds to Hyzmarca "Care to share plan A with the class?"

Kel will also go back up to Ursula and give her four points of vitae from him so she can better defend herself against Eris and tell her that if she fights Eris alone (using the sample scent to give context, I guess) that she has to win, motivating her by appealing to her motherly instincts. Kel will also use the remaining time to use Fleshcraft to give her more padding and Biothaum to compensate for the strength that she'd lose from Fleshcraft.
Fleshcraft: 4 Int+3 Bodycraft
Biothaum: 4 Int+3 Medicine
Responding to Kel:


"Lots of fire and a really big boom. "

"Diesel. White Phosphorous. Enough RDX to Well I don't know anything about explosives but I'm sure it's enough to do something fun."

"You should probably put that locket around Ursala's neck and open it up. It's major faith mojo, that girl was practically a Saint, Capital S. The tattoo came from her body. It didn't help her much, but she was attacked from behind and she wasn't a fucking bear. I think it could give Ursala an Edge, and she'd need one. We can call that Plan B."

"Does anyone know how to use a rocket launcher?"
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"Good tip, Verge. Will do. Though on the explosion, make sure it doesn't catch any of us."

Kel will put the relic on Ursula.
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FrankTrollman wrote:In Soviet Russia, cosmic horror is the default state.

You should gain sanity for finding out that the problems of a region are because there are fucking monsters there.
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(Vincent says he has to fall back so the thief doesn't spot him, but that she's about five minutes from the Dairy. Suzanne and the Camarilla crew have yet to arrive.)
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How far is Verge from the Dairy?
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4-6 minutes, depending on traffic.
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hyzmarca wrote:"Does anyone know how to use a rocket launcher?"
"Yeah. If you could use an extra set of hands with that or other explody things, I can meet you en route, but otherwise I'm going to run and hide."
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radthemad4 wrote:
hyzmarca wrote:"Does anyone know how to use a rocket launcher?"
"Yeah. If you could use an extra set of hands with that or other explody things, I can meet you en route, but otherwise I'm going to run and hide."
"Layered offense. I'll geocache the launcher and you can pick it up. "

Verge slows down just enough to toss the rocket launcher out the window and sends the coordinates to Seth.

"If she kills us you're the backup."
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As the police move in and the fight winds down Ia finally gets a chance to check his phone which has been buzzing insistently.

"Let us speak with her before possibly annihilating our largest source of vitae in a fiery inferno. The Camarilla wants her alive and I doubt the reason is what they told us. She could prove valuable. The fact she did not kill Seth implies she can be reasonable."

How corrupt are these cops? Do we have enough control over the ones here to take Cornrows with us for questioning?
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Shady314 wrote:As the police move in and the fight winds down Ia finally gets a chance to check his phone which has been buzzing insistently.

"Let us speak with her before possibly annihilating our largest source of vitae in a fiery inferno. The Camarilla wants her alive and I doubt the reason is what they told us. She could prove valuable. The fact she did not kill Seth implies she can be reasonable."

How corrupt are these cops? Do we have enough control over the ones here to take Cornrows with us for questioning?
"Speak before inferno. Check."
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Shady314 wrote:How corrupt are these cops? Do we have enough control over the ones here to take Cornrows with us for questioning?
The squad has been informally briefed that you're undercover feds. You can do anything except double-tap her in the back of the head in the middle of the street.
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"It might have had something to do with me doing absolutely nothing to impede her in any way. She wasn't particularly chatty, but yeah, it's an avenue worth exploring. I'll see if I can get more info on her."
Ancient History wrote:"Eris" must be her Vampire moniker; it's not uncommon for vampires to take on new identities as they transition to unlife. Still, with her basic physical description and facts, you should be able to dig up something...you set some bots to the task of sorting out facts. It may take a few hours before you have anything.
(They found anything yet?)
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radthemad4 wrote:
Ancient History wrote:"Eris" must be her Vampire moniker; it's not uncommon for vampires to take on new identities as they transition to unlife. Still, with her basic physical description and facts, you should be able to dig up something...you set some bots to the task of sorting out facts. It may take a few hours before you have anything.
(They found anything yet?)
The search-bots have assembled a basic dossier on Ericka Stephanopolous, an archaeologist pursuing a doctorate who disappeared during an excavation on Malta in 1998; an outbreak of legionnaire's disease affected the rest of the excavation crew, most of whom have subsequently died. Her entire extended family has passed away within the last eight years; including a fiance, two brothers, an estranged father, and three grandparents. She does have daughter, currently in the foster system in Georgia.
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"Okay guys, here's what I've got. She used to be Ericka Stephanopolous, an archaeologist pursuing a doctorate who disappeared during an excavation on Malta in 1998; an outbreak of legionnaire's disease affected the rest of the excavation crew, most of whom have subsequently died. Her entire extended family has passed away within the last eight years; including a fiance, two brothers, an estranged father, and three grandparents. She does have daughter, currently in the foster system in Georgia."

Seth will look up more info on her daughter. He'll also look up the significance of her title, 'Gorgoneion'. He'll check if there are any cellphones being carried by the Assamites Suzanne is with and if so, go through them.
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Never having released Cornrows from his control he approaches her on the ground. "Miss, please come with us." He will attempt to puppet her into one of Stan's SUVs as if she were walking under her own power.
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radthemad4 wrote:"Okay guys, here's what I've got. She used to be Ericka Stephanopolous, an archaeologist pursuing a doctorate who disappeared during an excavation on Malta in 1998; an outbreak of legionnaire's disease affected the rest of the excavation crew, most of whom have subsequently died. Her entire extended family has passed away within the last eight years; including a fiance, two brothers, an estranged father, and three grandparents. She does have daughter, currently in the foster system in Georgia."
"daughter's name?"
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Shady314 wrote:Never having released Cornrows from his control he approaches her on the ground. "Miss, please come with us." He will attempt to puppet her into one of Stan's SUVs as if she were walking under her own power.
Cornrows follows his directions listlessly, unable to muster the will to fight back.
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