RR 1-7: Grilled Cheese and Briefing by Ruby

Mission Report

Tue, Jan 29, 2019 ((Jan 22, 2022))
Team: Delly (Cael), Fonn (Dragon), Ikhilzis (Schizo), Lae'eni (Aslene), Lottie (Basil), Smokes (Aunne), Ulthane (Blank), Zenovi (Dae)

The team continues fixing problems in the Bunker. Ikhilzis cooks artisanal grilled cheese for the hard-working Brigganocks. Smokes finishes her assay of the damage to the Weave. Then she meets a city spirit: Grindel Smyth, Goblin knight of the Lady of Sorrow. The three spirits of DC are Sorrow, Anger, and Ambition. Lottie leads a group effort to remove the paramatter infection from RJ. Lae'eni counsels Lisette on how to process on her trauma. After some effort, Delly and Zenovi take a magic item from Brother Iron's Bed of Holding. Delly uses it with the moondust pool to have a vision. She sees a speaker motivating and teaching a group of young men to do... something aggressive? The team brings down the BECINN shield. Granny Bones and Old Grandmother arrive, prepared to fight. Instead, the team talks with them. Granny Bones uses magic to allow Ruby Bridges to brief the team. Raptor Red was created to hunt and capture gods infected with Violet Creep.

Details

• Fonn Razorenth: In the process of searching for an expert, Fonn discovers the Earth internet. She finds it quite amusing, making a Twitter account dedicated to finding and photographing every bench in the city.
• Ikhilzis Poisonblood also asks if anyone has any specific dietary needs for food. He'll offer that he cannot eat much veggies or fruits without bad reactions.
• ((Ask Ulthane about exam by Zenovi))
• ((Ask Smokes about exam by Zenovi))
• Delly (Delsari Orist Nym Galadant): "I have a pretty iron stomach, so it doesn't matter to me."
• Delly (Delsari Orist Nym Galadant): Also a note for Zenovi: Delly is FIT. Like, Olymnpic gymnast or fencer fit.
• Alpha Leader: Delly (Cael) Beta Leader: Zenovi (Dae)
• Delly pulls a frying pan from Iron's bed, and Ikhilzis cooks grilled cheese with it
• Review Security Tapes and Video while Cooking! LOTS OF VIDEO AAAH
• Fonn Razorenth: Fonn watches Ikhilzis cook with mild curiostiy. She's never seen someone prepare food that way.
• Topi "Smokes" Smokeclaw: Chain, musing: "The Tutorial expressed certain truths about 'adintech' - the bloodstones, and by extension the paramatter and these Frayed. The Frayed damage the weave - or at least their creations do. There is a logical extension - the Frayed's damage to the Weave is not incidental. It may, in fact, be part of the point. Of course, that may be too much philosophy - Strain could be tactically useful given any number of scenarios, if you weren't worried about collateral damage."
• Ikhilzis Poisonblood: *Mental Grunt*
• Topi "Smokes" Smokeclaw: "... given that we have paramatter bodies, as well ... I wonder if training would offer any significant resistance to magical incursion against form? Things like..Polymorph effects, or even magical poisons. Now /that's/ an interesting thought /too./"
• Fonn Razorenth: "Training... I wonder what that would look like."
• Fonn Razorenth: "Perhaps it'd be the same as poison tolerance; taking small doses that grow in size over time."
• Ikhilzis Poisonblood: "For some poisons that does not work. It just gathers and sits in the body, absorbing into the bones of target, leaching slowing into the bloodstream and killing them..."
• Delly pulls out a map of Chicago, c1885
• Fonn Razorenth: Fonn frowns. "Are we talking about the same type of poison?"
• Ikhilzis Poisonblood: "There are MANY different kinds of poisons and venoms. Some poisons cannot be taken at all, such as... *Ikhilzis has a moment where he can't remember the word* blood destroying poisons. Or Neurtoxins."
• Fonn Razorenth: "Ah. I'm aware of several poisons that are surface level -- ones applied to a blade. I haven't had much need for other types."
• Grindel Smyth
  • Species = Goblin
  • Corrections
  • A knight of one of the 3 spirits of the District of Columbia, once a turnkey, now a knight
  • vaguley German?
  • Grindel was once a prisoner, maybe
• Grindel names three spirits of DC: Sorrow (his Lady), Anger, Ambition
• Topi "Smokes" Smokeclaw: "Chain: It is unlikely I can sustain him very long. We shan't be able to hide behind this bubble for any extended time, lest we lose this poor fellow.
• Ikhilzis Poisonblood: "We should likely do it soon. We'll need to restock the supplies."
• Smokes made a deal with Grindel Smyth - specifically: 1) They'd have an opportunity to meet over coffee and just talk, in the future, ,and 2) He would share their location and provenance with no one until he spoke to his Mistress. Then, she made sure he was given the idea of an artisanal grilled cheese.
• Lottie talks to RJ as shes doing it.
• Lottie: "Do not worry sir RJ, I was trained by the Union's finest. It appears you have a fifth humor! You must be very funny. Hahaha, I am just joking. But we should remove this new humor, it's putting you out of balance."
• Ikhilzis Poisonblood barely manages to restrain himself from ripping the machine in half.
• Lottie: "Wow, it's been a long time since I've done this."
• Lottie: "Please, Lady of Second Chance, help me slow this man's wheel"
• Lottie: "You know, these machines are so useful. Normally I just had to guess how the patient was doing mid surgery."
• Ikhilzis Poisonblood: "These aren't 'my' muscles."
• Lottie: "I saw patients on Almudena getting surgery but their spirits just let the wizards know how they were doing."
• Fonn Razorenth: "Do not feel too bad, this technology is different than what I'm sure you're used to."
• Lottie: "Yes, it is much less shiny, and yet more. I am much confused by modern smiths."
• Ikhilzis Poisonblood 's hands do not quite fit the controls, either for the knobs. These were clearly made for TINY PEOPLE... or just not unnaturally large Snake Persons
• Ikhilzis Poisonblood: "... Sugar is terrible for your health."
• Delly's vision Frat house Crowd of undergrad young men, listening to a motivational speaker "move fast, break things," "get in, kick ass, get out," "closers get sugar" "And now I'll teach you the secret trick"
• Ikhilzis Poisonblood: "SO we have a target?"
• Ikhilzis Poisonblood smiles, full of fangs.
• Lottie: "I abstained from sugar in my time, but I wonder if the reasons that stopped me then would stop me now" (earlier)
• Grindel tells Smokes that as hunters, you have seen your prey
• Lottie: (post-receiving a target) "I hope we can teach this target to change his ways" Lottie says, sort of as a threat.
• Ikhilzis Poisonblood: "Would like to put a few orders through Instacart."
• Topi "Smokes" Smokeclaw: "Aaaand this Instacart - does it have bacon?"
• Ikhilzis Poisonblood: "If you ask for iit, yes."
• Topi "Smokes" Smokeclaw: "May I have bacon?"
• Ikhilzis Poisonblood: "If we have enough money, yes."
• Topi "Smokes" Smokeclaw: "I have a few coins, if they're of any use. Not many, but a few."
• Lae'eni: "Do remember that this location is extremely secret nand can not receive random deliveries. We'll need to set up a drop box."
• Fonn Razorenth: "That should be easy enough to arrange." Fonn seems confident
• Ikhilzis Poisonblood: ".... Elevator is clear."
• Ikhilzis Poisonblood: "Nothing came down."
• Grusol Stronso: By the First Nugget! Thaz a fairy queen!
• Topi "Smokes" Smokeclaw *immediately* drops to one knee. Bowed head, and hands visible. Even as Delly speaks - as soon as she has her bearings.
• Fonn Razorenth: After Granny Bones asks where Brother Iron is, Fonn thinks through the chain "I would like to know that as well"
• Fonn Razorenth: follows quickly after Smokes, trusting her judgement.
• Topi "Smokes" Smokeclaw: CHain: "SAYYESPLEASENOW. I'd like /not/ to be eaten by a greymalkin today?"
• Lottie: Lottie is looking at the elevator still, mentally still computing how to repair the weave.
• Topi "Smokes" Smokeclaw: Chain: Delly - speak only truth, but just enough truth. Volunteer no thanks, speak no promises.
• Ikhilzis Poisonblood: CHAIN: Too many words.
• Lottie: She stands in perfect posture, looking kind of militant in despite her oversized borrowed jumpsuit.
• Fonn Razorenth: Fonn sizes up the cat, muscles tense and fingers twitching. She's taking caution, but would rather act freely. Her sword seems very attractive right now.
• Topi "Smokes" Smokeclaw: Chain: *hss* /No/, Fonn. Great risk comes with great reward, and all actions are answered in kind. Breathe.
• Fonn Razorenth: Chain, a little shakey: I won't take action, I understand the situation. *Grumble* That feline is tauntingly close, however.
• Topi "Smokes" Smokeclaw: "That is its desire - Winter offers temptation and pain. Its /existence/ is a test to you - as well as protection for her. Pass that test.
• Topi "Smokes" Smokeclaw remains kneeling. That makes her /very/ small.
• Ikhilzis Poisonblood remains standing, but he inclines his head just deeply enough to show respect but not subservience. Ready but not antagonistic. Yet.
• Old Grandmother is a Passamaquoddy human druid (she/her). Old Grandmother is a Native American human woman of medium height. She looks well past 60. Her long black hair is streaked with silver and loosely braided. Silver also flashes in her clever eyes, like lightning in darkness. She wears a long, supple leather tunic which is beaded with pictographs and criss-crossed with the straps of many pouches and magical foci. She wears gray wool pantaloons and dark green Doc Martens.
• Fonn Razorenth: bows deeply when she enters, but stands at attention. She's graceful as an elf is expected to be, her parade rest is a calm smile at a extravagant ball, but she's obviously displeased. Every time the cat moves her eyes track it as a threat.
• Granny Bones is a female Unseelie elf. She is tall and slim, with storm-gray hair in a severe up-do. She shows her true, advanced age, without glamour or conceit, and that confidence only enhances her rare, almost-unapproachable beauty. Her stern gray eyes have flecks of silver, behind horn-rimmed glasses augmented with hinged magnifying monocles. She wears an anachronistic, tight dress of purple crushed velvet, like something an aviatrix might wear in a Silver Age pulp novella. Her gray stockings have a hint of silver threads. Her black leather Manola Blahnik boots are polished to a mirror sheen, and click-clack on the floor in a tight rhythm as she walks. She carries two glass balls--one smoky white, one lush violet--and she constantly, effortlessly rolls them around in one hand.
• Delly (Delsari Orist Nym Galadant): Delly doesn't move from the circle. She tries to remember the grace and uncanny cool of the coronal sand cat, though she's wearing the flower crown.
• Topi "Smokes" Smokeclaw: Chain: "gifts are never free."
• Ikhilzis Poisonblood will assist her, because that's just being polite.
• Ruby Bridges, remotely
• Insectoids. Reavers. Elias Rossman assimilated, spawned Assemblers. Assembler Rebellion. Now the Etchinar. New name, new nature. Dedicate themselves to the value of free will. Work to give every sentient being the freedom to choose for themselves.
• Adintec led to a lot of interest in the transfer of souls and consciousness. * Paramatter. Your body is an experimental but stable construct of myxls. Your body is current held together and kept stable by your willpower and sense of self
• Matter, energy, and information are always semi-dynamic
• Paramatter deliberately takes advantage of that. It's never completely one thing
• You are quasi-real, can shift between the Grid and the Swift, can convert between matter, energy, and information
• MForm: an organism made of myxls, or units of paramatter
• You will pass as an organic humanoid for almost all perceptions and sensors, both mundane and magical. If your unusual nature is detected, it will still usually only register as a little odd. Beings or sensors with extraordinary ability can discern your true nature.
• Without a pilot, an MForm defaults to a simple soldier
• You know all of C1 because Ruby created the Tutorial, using Max Witkey's reports
• There is something amiss with divinities. Some are infected with what some call the Violet Creep. This may be a plot by the illithid elder brain whose plot was thwarted by Raptor Blue.
• You were brought back to hunt divinities. Each must be imprisoned in Adinzar, so that the taint can be removed.
• You have a choice to join Raptor Red