[Ace of Wands] Gameplay

"There you go Wiki, do your thing." Esther gave Victoria another scrap of information to look up.

Conner studies his own ticket, smoking a cig and then using it to burn some design next to it.

Esther next turned to what Wiki retrieved from the SWAT team's remains. Wiki had picked up their phones, and the organisers' laptop, whereas Esther had swept the floor for debris from shoes, and pocketed one or two clothing scraps and shell casings. She seemed to kiss every item she was analysing, as if it was the physical contact that enabled her to sense and assess them.

Esther senses nothing unusual about the objects she had collected.

Seems like that printer is our best lead. Wonder if they would remember who put in the order for the invites.

They should have records of orders, Conner shrugs then downs his beer.

The invitations were sent to an area, we got one due to our address. If we were targeted, it's sloppy to cast such a wide net. I could add your invitations to my murder-board, and see if I can bind Lionheart Developments into it somehow.
Lionheart Developments was the one who got the winner list. I don't know who ordered SWAT in, it steams that they were there for security.

Wiki is playing with her hair while reading on her computer. In her other hand is her half-empty second pint of Strongbow'n'black
O-oh! I think I might be drunk.

Oh Lordy, careful there. Conner stands up to help wiki.

Hold your hoses pretty boy, I am not going until we are done here
Wiki bats Connors hand away

"I don't have the right contacts, but I can ask around to find out who ordered the SWAT. I'll have to hit the streets though. It doesn't make sense for the SWAT to be there just for security. Which source said that, that can't be right. It's a lucky draw, sheesh."

Conner chuckles, Just trying to make sure you don't face plant. Looking back over to Esther, I can ask some oddities and such to help us.

The waitress brings over a heavy tray, with any food ordered, and a bowl of chips and salsa for the table. She also pours water for each of you and places those on coasters. The one for Glenda is different than the others, placed upside down.

She smiles and leaves.

Wiki down the rest of her pint
Alllllllrighty.... should like we got another intel ga... gath... ting... She seems to give up on pronouncing the world.
Tomorrow. Learn stuff!
Tonight... I need a bed!

Wiki stuffs her bag with her gear and moves to the edge of her seat. Its time to see what those treatures legs can do. The answer is, not much, and if Connor wasn't there she would indeed have gone down face first.

She bids Glenda and Ester good evening with hugs and kisses, and Conner helps her into a taxi.

Conner will make sure she doesn't get kidnapped between here and the uber.

Wiki plumps into the backseat of the uber and direct him to the superbs. Nice family homes in two stories, occasional white picket fence, and front lawn.
With Connors help she stackers to the front door, where she waves her hand in front of a box next to the door. The door goes click and she heads upstairs, leaving the front door open.
At the top of the stairs, she drops her messenger bag gingerly at a door with no door nob, just another small box.


She then heads for her bedroom, she pulls the tshirt over her head, and for a short moment Conner has an uninterrupted view of her naked back and shoulders, where a daisy chain of flowers -tattoo swirls around her back.
She manages to pull her leather pants halfway down before she loses her balances and topples over into her bed.
Conner hears the yell as she fell, but can't hear anything else as she properly is passed out / fallen asleep.


Conner can see that she does not live alone. There is some police literature lying around, addressed to a Mathew Dalton. Criminology, weaponry, procedure, that kind of thing.