Book 1: A New Day

[ +- ] Diana

[ +- ] Also Diana

[ +- ] Blizz Energy

OOC:

That's all the easily gleaned information from the outside so we are pending your finishing your plan & enacting it here, or any way you want to try to probe for less obvious information.

Paul Lu

Phil_Ozzy_Fer

May 16, 2023 3:39 am

Paul sends a quick text message to the others making that they reconvene at a nearby cafe.

"Let's compare notes? Meet me for coffee?"

OOC:

I know we can all see each other's notes, but in an effort to avoid metagaming maybe we could discuss what's next during in-character dialogue?

May 16, 2023 3:42 am

Misha "Flips the Bird" Antanov

Patrick will move up and, digging around for some change, buy a can of Blizz Energy... although he doesn't open it. Slipping it in a jacket pocket, he keeps walking up the street and then -- after seeing Paul's text -- will cross the street and head to the café.

Khulod

May 16, 2023 9:19 pm

OOC:

Agree on IC discussion.

Misha joins the others at the café. She drops in a seat with an annoyed sigh.
"Well this is going to be a bitch." she says to no one in particular.

She waits for the others to join and get whatever drink they want and got to business.
"Alright, only think I could see is there is a big unfenced parking lot out back and the doors there aren't locked, at least not by day. It might be easier to go in or leave through there somehow, but I'm short on ideas. Anyone have more luck?"

May 16, 2023 11:11 pm

Dragonsmight Inactive forever!

"I dunno, but they seem awfully interested in whatever this crap is," Patrick says as he takes out the can and sets it on the table, shrugging. "Maybe one of us vandalizes their vending machine, and draws some of them off into a chase? Thin out the number in the precinct some."

He turns the can, reading the ingredients. "What's the big deal with this shit anyways?"

May 17, 2023 12:15 am

That would be a plan maybe not the best bust it could work

May 17, 2023 6:27 am

The silverr fang looks distracted, and frustrated as she sits down. She raises an eyebrow as the drink is produced.

'I saw it. I haven't heard of it before but just assumed it was some company sponsoring the station. Because who doesn't want sleep-drive police just running on caffeine.

As she speaks she opens her phone and googles the brand.

' Vandalising works. I had considered a couple of could start a scene... Two girls they may be more inclidined to try and break it up rather than book us.' Though inviting Misha I to get in a fight with her may not be good for her physical health.

Paul Lu

Phil_Ozzy_Fer

May 17, 2023 4:07 pm

Alordis Inactive for 1 months

"I've never heard of Blizz Energy, either," said Paul. "You'd have to imagine that if it was hip the university students would be all over it, mixing it with vodka and stuff, but it's a total mystery. Unfortunately, it's hard to pick out a rhythm for the coming and going in the parking lot, and just as difficult to figure out how many people might be inside. The parking lot doesn't offer as many clues as I'd hoped. The stuff you might expect is there, patrol cars, SWAT vehicles, and a few obvious undercover cars. Nothing out of the ordinary, except for Blizz. That might help us have a better idea of what we're dealing with. Anyone bring a chemistry set?" He looks up every once in awhile to see if there are Blizz ads around them and looks it up on his phone.

May 18, 2023 2:11 am

As Patrick looks, strangely there are no ingredients listed.

When Paul tries to search for it online, this too returns no information-- it is as though Blizz energy does not exist, despite the evidence in your hand that it does.

May 18, 2023 2:28 am

"What the fuck? Aren't companies, like... legally required to list ingredients? Shit probably has crack in it. I ain't drinkin' this."

May 18, 2023 6:09 am

Alordis Inactive for 1 months

Diana let's out at a noise of frustration as her own Google search fails. She had been done with today several hours ago.

'Its probably just a shady company, cheap deal... These guys just found the sword didn't they?.' As she speaks her mind flciks back to her nights, to that one part...

She sighs and rubs her temples. It was nothing. It had just been different from the usual affair, that was why it stuck in her mind. It would be follish to think it connected.

'.. Unless we are thinking that's not the case. That there's something else going on in this station? Her eyes flick to the can.

'Another distraction. One of us walks in demanding to know what's in it as a you ger sibling drnak it and is unwell. If we think there is something shady going on that could.. Go badly.'

She reaches for the can if no one stops her and opens it, giving an experimental sniff of the contents.

Rolls

PER + Investigation - (3d10+1d10)

(613) + (9) = 19

May 18, 2023 9:44 am

As Diana sniff the can it does indeed smell quite a bit like blood. And oddly, like mango.

May 18, 2023 9:56 am

'What the he.. I' ve had my share of energy drink nights and this isn't right. ' She pushes it to the center of table and glances around te shop before whispering. '.. Blood. Someone else smell it.

May 18, 2023 1:05 pm

Misha "Flips the Bird" Antanov

"Why the fuck would it smell like blood?"

Patrick will pull the can over and sniff it. His eyes go wide very briefly and instantly narrow. "Okay but why though?"

Khulod

May 18, 2023 10:12 pm

Misha knew nothing about chemistry, but she had seen plenty a can of soda. Her own sniff confirmed what the others had mentioned. What the fuck?
"Who the fuck drinks something that smells like blood?"
Stupid question... people drink colored sugar water every day..
"....Or who would want someone to? Did we just stumble upon one of those taint things those old guys rambled about?"

Misha wasn't big on using her noggin. She had spent more time outside of class than inside, and the time spent inside was mostly spent wanting to be outside. But she wasn't stupid per se.
"Alright... someone put those cans inside that machine. Some distributor with a van probably. And someone put this stuff in the cans... at some factory. I kinda wonder what's up with this. And we may wanna figure it out first.."

She looked out the window.
"Was that machine about empty? We might want to stake it out, see who fills it up. Follow them?"

May 18, 2023 10:22 pm

"Aren't we gettin' off topic?" Patrick asks. "It's fuckin weird, yeah, but that's not why we're here. Let's handle the thing. We can roll back up here another day if we're that curious about this shit."

May 18, 2023 10:31 pm

'... Surely someone feeding blood or.. Something like blood to unspecting people is more important than a sword? Also may mean something more is going on. If the police station has blood vending machines we can't take anything at face value, we don't know what we are walking into. Maybe this stuff.. Boosts them so how? Fuck if I know . '

besides if we get the sword they'll tighten security, make it harder to figure it out. I.. agree with Misha..

May 18, 2023 10:57 pm

"Whether or not it's more important than the thing doesn't matter though. It ain't what we're here for. "

Patrick shrugged his shoulders and fiddled with the strap on his driving gloves before continuing.

"And if we go after their energy drink shit... they may tighten security before we get the thing we're after. Which I think is way worse than the other way 'round."

Paul Lu

Phil_Ozzy_Fer

May 19, 2023 3:31 am

"What if we sabotage the machine?" Paul asks the others. "Then we could carry on what we're here for, but still get a little bit more information when someone comes out to service it." He looks at the can again and laughs. "I can only think of one thing that drinks blood. Blah! Blah!" He makes mock vampire gestures, pretending to be a cliche of movie bloodsuckers.

May 19, 2023 3:38 am