Case 1: Victims at the park

Dec 11, 2023 10:36 pm
Reader, you are about to read classified documents of the PESD, Paranormal Entities Surveillance Division. What you read here must stay within the confines of this organization. Failure to do so will put you in grave danger. If you are confident, continue to read.

You are about to read the story of three of our agents. Below you will find a summary of their BIOs from when they joined PESD. The remainder will be the cases they worked on. As you should be aware, PESD is a private agency that deals with the paranormal. While it sometimes deals with agencies like the FBI or with particularly wealthy individuals, this organization's primary purpose is to take unsolved crimes that have no explanation within the normal realm and solve them. Yes, dear reader, the supernatural exists. Werewolves, vampires, even demons, they all exist. Our agents put their lives on the line so that normal people can live in ignorance. It's not flashy and there is no public recognition, but our agents either care that much about the public or have a personal reason to do this work.
OOC:
When you are ready, go ahead and post a quick BIO of your character as they were when they first joined. Here is an example if someone had played a Wronged.

Name: Ace Dulivan
Sex: Male
Age: 41

Ace is an ex-cop who was fired when he started accusing people of being monsters in disguise. This stems from an event one year ago of his wife being killed by a werewolf. No one believed him that a wolf would be found in the middle of the city, let alone that it could talk. If it wasn't for one of our agents being in the area, it would have killed him too. As far as we know, that particular werewolf is still on the loose. After losing his job, he became obsessed with finding his wife's killer. This caused a strain on him and his college age daughter, and they do not speak much anymore except on holidays and during the summer when she comes home. We saw his potential and reached out to him, offering him work. He is a good shot and has great endurance. He isn't very smart, but he is good at talking with civilians when he doesn't think they are secretly a monster. He has no talent for magic.
Dec 12, 2023 12:10 am
Paranormal Entities Surveillance Division
Name: Margaret Jean LeFay
Date of Birth: 6/6/06
Citizen: United States of America
Language: English
Martial Status: Single
Listed As: Watch List
Code Name:
Hair Color: Red
Eye Color: Green
Heigh: 5FT 1IN
Body Type: Petite
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Margaret Jean LeFay, a strong S class Psychic with red flowing hair and striking emerald eyes and an enigmatic air, found herself thrust into the watchful eyes of the Paranormal Entities Surveillance Division (PESD) due to her innate but unbridled psychic abilities. Since childhood, her powers manifested in unpredictable ways, rendering her a magnet for the paranormal. The first incident occurred during her high school years when an emotional outburst unintentionally triggered a poltergeist episode, causing objects to levitate and swirl around her. Another startling event took place at a local carnival when her unchecked empathy fused with a dark energy, causing a psychic feedback loop that sent visitors into temporary emotional disarray. The most alarming incident happened when, overcome by a sense of foreboding, she inadvertently opened a temporary portal to a spectral realm during a routine investigation, unleashing eerie manifestations into the physical world. Despite her earnest desire to control her powers, Margaret often found herself grappling with the consequences of her uncontrollable psychic abilities, a challenge she faced head-on within the confines of the PESD.
Dec 12, 2023 8:37 am
Paranormal Entities Surveillance Division
Name: Ajay Bisnoi
Date of Birth: 08/09/91
Citizen: United States of America (Indian emigrant)
Language: English
Martial Status: Single
Listed As: Private Consultant
Code Name:
Hair Color: Black, dyed brown
Eye Color: Brown
Heigh: 5FT 11IN
Body Type: Bulky

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Dr. Ajay Bisnoi came to America as a post-doctoral research fellow from India. His research expertise on toxiciology and pathology had given him a post as medical research scientist in ****** hospital group. He also worked as a consulting expert for ****** and ****** pharmaceutical division. However, it was reported that he had been secretly destroying blood samples and corrupting sensitive information of company servers. Several complaints and chargesheets was brought against him for destroying public property, destroying sensitive information about the employing companies, and accessing or altering several patient records. He went rogue, and FBI agents were deployed to investigate his whereabouts and bring him to custody. This was somehow linked with the catastrophic destruction of ******** sector building of ******* group, where Dr. Bisnoi was found at the scene and apprehended by the police. When cornered and questioned Dr. Bisnoi revealed that the ******* group had a division that was run by a entire cartel of blood-consuming vampires who ran the entire show. Apparently, patients bled regularly, and better-quality blood was sold to a higher echelon of society. He claimed to discover the perpetrators and took action to destroy one of their important meeting places. He seemed entirely convinced that more of these abhumans exist and are currently acting against him. He was sent to a mental asylum for proper rehabilitation and recovery.
Out of the asylum, he is back in his service as a pathologist who got recruited by Paranomal Entities Surveillance Division (P.E.S.D) for his expertise and knowledge regarding the supernatural and other paranormal occurrences.
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Dec 13, 2023 1:48 am
Paranormal Entities Surveillance Division
Name: Seth Roland
Date of Birth: 03/14/95
Citizen: United States of America
Language: English
Martial Status: Single
Listed As: Operative
Code Name: Star Eagle
Hair Color: Sandy Brown
Eye Color: Hazel
Height: 6' 2"
Body Type: Muscular/Lean

BIO: Seth Roland is as American as the next operative, which is to say, he is a patriot and works for the betterment of his fellow man. He was raised in the farmland of Southern New Jersey and attended an Ivy League school for criminology and pre-law. He was recruited for the FBI shortly after graduation and worked there for five years before being recruited into the PESD. His work on the FBI had begun to stray into the purview of the PESD and a lead operative noticed his inability to be flustered by the strange things that inhabit the fringes of our world. He has worked for the PESD for five years now, and has received awards and high marks from the Agency, though he has begun to grow skeptical of the mission. The motives of the PESD are unclear at best, and at worst may be worthy of considerable suspicion, especially given that the hierarchy within the Agency is secretive and highly complex. He is at odds with his superiors more often than not, and is considered a bit of a rebel, despite his high decoration. He is an expert in combat ops and is a crack shot with a sniper rifle, often running support for other ops. He is currently assigned to watch a number of suspected monsters, splitting his time equally among several cases.

Dec 13, 2023 3:24 am
Sidney Callahan, Head of P.E.S.D.

The day starts as any other day at PESD. Seth arrives at work and gets to paperwork he'd rather not do when his superior comes over. "Seth, we have a case for you. Come with me." Sidney Callahan is a woman in her late 30s. 5'8 without heels and a stare that could paralyze you, Seth knew she was always serious. This kind of work was no joke to her, and she expected other to take it the same way. After the two arrive in a briefing room, she pulls up images on a computer screen on the wall while operating a table with holographic images of landmarks on it. "We have been getting reports of people going missing. Normally, this wouldn't even appear on our radar, but you know by now that I wouldn't mention it if it was normal." The table suddenly highlights three wooded areas less than half an hour outside of the town. "So far 5 people have all gone missing, and these are all of the locations. The reason it appears on our radar is because was a substance found at all of the places I mentioned here." She then points to the screen. A white goo appears and rotates. Next to it appears silhouettes of multiple types of spiders. Each time the spider gets a red X on it and the screen rotates to another one. "The substance is similar to silk that is still sticky, but no spider matches. We think this substances is a clue to a monster kidnapping. I want you to take Bisnoi and LeFay with you. You do good work, but I want you to have backup, like it or not. Report back to me when you have leads. Dismissed." Sidney leaves before Seth can get a word in edge-wise. She always was a cut-to-the-chase woman. She ran the PESD like a well oiled machine, and everyone could tell why.

Later on, Ajay and Margaret each get a call from Seth telling them to meet him at a diner for lunch. This was the team's code for "we have a mission". When everyone arrives, they sit at their usual table. The waitress, Zoe, knows about the PESD and works undercover. As such, the group is always given a table where no one will overhear their conversation.
OOC:
The case is yours. You decide what you want to do next. Come up with a plan and when you have one, I'll tell you what happens next.
Dec 13, 2023 6:31 am
Ajay was working with the molecular structure of a designer drug when the phone rang. The criss-cross lattice work of molecules rotating in front of his screen was reflected on the spectacle, which covered his hollow eyes with dark circles. He involuntarily reached for the coffee mug without even looking at the phone. Too many phone calls have made his hand remember the position of the phone, but he often mistakes the phone for the mug and the mug for the phone. He tsked as he realised that his hand had grabbed the mug instead of the phone, and he turned from the screen to see who was calling. It was Seth Roland, the FBI agent working for PESD. That got his attention, and he picked up the phone to answer.

A medium distance drive from his workplace to the dining, Ajay was silent and contemplative for the entire journey. PESD made him remember all those bloody memories during his personal crusade against the vampire abhumans. How they have massacred Isabelle. He took a long drag from the lit cigarette to calm his nerve before entering their usual table. He could see Seth waiting there with all his professional attitude. He sat with the others saying, "Another PESD operation? What do we have now?"
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Dec 13, 2023 8:10 pm
Seth, having laid out the briefing materials on the table before the others showed up, sat waiting patiently. He was annoyed to be pulled off of his latest surveillance job, but you would never know it from his expression. He felt like he had made headway which would now be lost, though the mission that they had been put on promised to be an interesting one, if it was more than just a mysterious disappearance. He waited with his coffee in the booth of the diner for the others to show up, and he didn't have to wait long before Ajay showed up, ready to get down to business. Seth looked up at him with a cool expression and replied, "We have some mysterious disappearances, five in total, with an unknown web-like substance at each location. I thought you might be interested in the findings regarding the substance." Seth pushed a folder towards Ajay as he sat down. It contained the PESD forensic report on the substance, including the molecular workup and other chemical information that didn't mean much to Seth.
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Dec 13, 2023 8:14 pm
OOC:
GM would you like to give us our code names or should I make them up since I am the contact at the Agency?
Dec 13, 2023 8:52 pm
OOC:
I will let you come up with them, though if a player does not like the one you give for their character then they have veto ability
Dec 13, 2023 10:50 pm
Maggie comes enters the diner and waves to Zoe "Hey Sugar, Strawberry Milk Shake and an order of Chili Cheese Fries." She walks over to the two gentlemen but stops at a booth where a single woman is sitting "He knows. Don't go home.. As if nothing just transpired She continues her path to the others she grabs and spins a chair at the table so it is facing the opposite direction. She plops down using the back of the chair as an armrest. "This better be important. I was in a Yoga class and the instructor is Fiinneee."
She swipes the papers that Ajay was currently looking at "Missing People, Strange webs. You two scared of Spiders?"
OOC:
I am not sure if a Code Name. Any suggestions?
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Dec 13, 2023 11:47 pm
OOC:
Merry Gentry?
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Dec 14, 2023 12:27 am
OOC:
Gentry Would be funny.
Dec 14, 2023 1:03 am
OOC:
Well then there you go! Codename: Gentry
Dec 14, 2023 1:03 am
OOC:
For Ajay, what do we think of codename Zebra?
Dec 14, 2023 6:12 am
Ajay browsed the files, going over the reports, pictures of the crime scene and the general situation. He scratched his beard in deep thought and said, "Webs and missing people? Has there been any mortal remains of bones or digested body matter? It seems very specific and unique. I think we will know more if we can visit the crime scene."

As Margaret arrived, he greeted her with a smile, "Good Morning Miss LeFay. How are you doing? PESD assigned you to this case? Hmm, now that you mentioned it, I have mild arachnophobia. What about you?"

OOC: So, I want to do a research on the information that we have currently. Do I roll Investigate a mystery now or do I get the information from the GM.
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Dec 14, 2023 6:14 am
zatatmando says:
OOC:
For Ajay, what do we think of codename Zebra?
OOC: I like the name. Zebra it is.
Dec 14, 2023 1:45 pm
OOC:
As of this moment, the only thing the report says is that the substance has many of the properties of web, such as being sticky, strong like silk, and has a similar chemical makeup, but when trying to identify what kind of spider would have produced that exact silk, nothing matches. It is either man-made or supernaturally created or modified. To get more than that, you will need to get a sample yourself and study it further.
Dec 14, 2023 10:50 pm
She groans. "How many times do I have to tell you... Don't call me Miss LeFay. Call me Maggie or Meg..." She flips through the papers "I am Doing... You know... She sighs and looks around for Zoe or her food. "I guess they did. I was just told to come here. Wasn't expecting you two here. " She looks at the different spiders on the pages. "Nah spiders don't bother me. I have seen worse creatures in my dreams...
OOC:
There are 5 location that people have gone missing from. Are they in the same area? Like all near the same woods? Or by the Appalachian Mountains? Or is it spread across a large part of the USA?
Dec 14, 2023 11:02 pm
OOC:
3 locations, 5 disappearances. All north of the city but not super close to each other. Only commonality so far is foresty areas, north, and the substance
Dec 14, 2023 11:31 pm
Megs pulls out her cell and starts searching to see what she can find out about these disappearances. See if the area has any old wives tale or folklore that might include any spider like creatures...

"What about you Ajay? How is life, anything new? Seth, you kill anyone important reasontly?" She doesn't say that last question quietly...
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