[Date: December 23rd, 2015. Time: 1830 hours.] * ProbablyXiang-Fei is now known as Xiang-Fei [Hope everyone's done their Christmas shopping, because there's only one more shopping day until Christmas. Ahem.] (I've done my shopping! I don't know what to get you guys though. ^^;) [Through various e-mailings and reroutings, the group eventually got a message from Micky. Apparently, Makoto will be looked after on a ship bound for Sapporo in the harbor. Good place for a ship, a harbor. Unfortunately, this ship will not be carrying all legitimate cargo. People in critical conditions that you want to hide from being discovered tend to fall under that category.] (*snerk*) * RowynEatyn has joined #kaminari [So after some settling over the appointment time, Micky finally agreed on some time after nightfall. Though he would not be there, one of his men on the ship should be able to help you, wearing a purple brim around his hat. Apparently, he'll respond to the term "yellow sunset." But that's neither here nor there.] [Approach may be a little tight, since harbor regulations have gotten stricter over time (corporate rules). But however you decide to approach is up to TJ, who apparently someone convinced to drive them there (probably Olivia). Hans is going with you to see if he can diagnose the situation properly, with a little black kit with who knows what in.] * Rowyn has quit IRC (Ping timeout ) [Start of File.] (And TJ, pick the mode of travel and approach.) (Would I do a thing like that?) ( Skateboard! ) (Who's along for the ride? Also, why is Olivia driving?) (Wait, misread.) (Sorry.) (Olivia is not driving.) (Nono... yeah.) (I flipped the words "someone convinced" when reading.) (Mwahahaha, me driving. HAH!) (Into "convinced someone".) (Heh.) (Okay, who's along for the ride?) (Heh.) (..."Someone convinced Olivia to drive"...dear god, I fear for that person's sanity.) (Uh, I'm guessing everyone who's IC right now?) (Yes.) (All aboard the Tjrain!) (Aaron, Olivia, Xiang-Fei, and Hans I presume. Skeptical on the third one, but we'll see.) (Every game needs a little Rei.) (It so does.) (Some games need a LOT Rei.) (I pick "big rig truck that looks like it should be in a harbour for the loading of mass quantities of goods for transport" as vehicle. People can all be in the back area.) (Makes good sense.) (That sound good? Okay.) ( What else would I be doing? ) (And the approach is by whatever road such vehicles enter the harbour area. And not, you know, via secret subterranean caverns.) (Darn. I was hoping for the latter.) (So, there we go. Rowyn?) (Go ahead and describe.) * RowynEatyn is now known as Rowyn (Sneakysneaky *plays the MC2 sneakyness song*) * T.J. has procured a big rig truck, an eighteen wheeler. The front is a non-descript truck cabin painted dark red. The back area bears the logo on its side of a large Japanese food retail chain. * T.J. sits in the cabin, at the wheel. (Everyone else going to desc or something?) * NinjaDebugger is now known as SleepDebugger * T.J. is wearing the same leather jacket as last time, but now he's got a Dodgers cap on in place of the Angels one. * Aaron is sitting in the back of the truck. He has some sort of portable music player with him and has been listening to that for most of the trip, alternating it with half-paying attention to whatever Olivia's been babbling about. * Xiang-Fei is in the back! She's wearing a Chinese shirt and loose white slacks, and has her swords with her. * Olivia is wherever there's room, and is currently babbling about how she's upset that the company that was producing Space Opera, the TV series, got canned before it could put out one episode. They had already even started to do advertisement! The nerve! * T.J. drives the truck toward the harbour, along the entrance road. His speed is just slightly above the speed limit. * Hans is sitting in the back, typing on a small laptop. He has it on his briefcase, which he still hasn't opened yet to reveal its contents. He's not much looking at anyone else for once. (Anything happen on the way to the harbour?) (A funny thing happened.) [TJ makes his way towards the harbor. The area is all gated off, and the gate seems to draw electronically to the side. Barbed wire is spread across the top. Cheap but effective. One guard station along the road leaves enough room for the truck to pull up to it first. There are also some taller towers along the length of the fence. The moon is also full in the sky and close to the horizon. It's a fairly clear sky.] [All signs say "Restricted Access Only." As if you couldn't tell already.] * RowynEatyn has joined #kaminari * T.J. pulls up to the gate. He stops the truck. (Are we there yet? ;p) (Sadly, our trip to Disneyland took a detour.) (Aww.) (But it's the happiest place on earth! I'd fit right in! ^_^) (That's why Aaron and Jonathon always smile: too much time at Disneyland.) * Rowyn has quit IRC (Ping timeout ) (I interned there in high school. I was doomed. ^_^) (That's also where the black ops training comes from.) (^_^) [As the truck approaches, one of the guards steps out of the building. He's wearing a dark blue hat with a visor that looks like security guard affair. He's also got some gold tassling on a black and navy blue uniform. He sizes TJ up for a moment before responding (in slow japanese spoken to a foreigner) "Where are you hauling to?" (Just a note, the actual ship's docked at Pier 18, though it goes from 9-20 in this section of the harbor. Ship's name is "The Miyoko." For those who are being honest about it.) * T.J. pauses for a long moment, then says, "I haul to, yes." He nods. (*snerks*) (Performing Arts (Acting) -3. ^^) (What's the core stat on that?) (Mind/Soul I believe.) (Average or best?) (And if average, do I round up or down?) (While I wait for that info...) 2d6-3 * Dicesuke throws the bones for TJ (2d6-3) and gets a natural 9 for a result of 6. (And it lands right where the answers to my questions matter.) (No it doesn't, because you forgot to modify with your skill ;P) (Oh, true.) (But for future ref, round down.) (So, barely made.) (If (acting) = (drama), then made by 1. If not, then exact.) [The guard snorts, but seems to buy the "dumb foreigner" act, holding out his hand. "Papers. Please."] (And you can retroactiveally assume someone forged them. Whoever wants to make the forgery roll.) (Someone want to?) (I've got forgery, if no one else does.) (Fine with me.) 2d6-2 * Dicesuke throws the bones for Aaron (2d6-2) and gets a natural 11 for a result of 9. (You know, maybe I shouldn't have.) (*snerks* Ah well, c'est la vie.) (I've got forgery. ^^;) (I'm pretty good at it, too. c.c;) (You can lecture me later about how you should have done it, then. ;p) (Although you should have spoken up sooner, OOC. ;p) (I think I will. *nod*) * RowynEatyn is now known as Rowyn (But Olivia! Aaron's so cool and he totally does the spy thing!) (So he must know how it's done, right?) (Why do you think I let him do it?) (:D) (Exaaaactly. XD) (*snerk*) (Heheh, looks are decieving.) * T.J. looks kind of blank at the guard's words, but spots the hand out and says, in English, "" He then adds, in Japanese, "Papers please, yes." [The guard takes the papers, then looks them over, shining a flashlight on the document, then looking in the van. He looks at TJ for a moment, then goes back inside. (And actually, this is where the Spycraft active/passive/secret skill rules may come in handy. But eh.) (Aw, I was going to have T.J. hand the guard money. :P ) (Should have done it with the papers then!) (Did you see T.J. hand over the papers?) (Okay, we can retcon that then. ^^;) [The guard waits impatiently.] * T.J. reaches into his wallet and holds up a five thousand yen note. "Papers please, yes." He hands it to the guard. "Is enough papers?" (Hee.) (Tries to think what bribery falls under. ^^;) (Aww, there isn't a bribery skill?) (There should be!) (Under business management. ;P) (Heh. It's a way of managing business. ^_~) (But we'll do another performing arts roll. Unknown modifier, depending on how effective the bribe might have been.) (It'd be that or interrogation.) (T.J. isn't handling this as if he thinks it's a really horrible bribe type thing.) 2d6-2 * Dicesuke throws the bones for TJ (2d6-2) and gets a natural 6 for a result of 4. (I had a target number of 5.) (You rock.) (Woo!) (*_*) [The guard looks down at his hand, then looks up and grins. "Yes, these papers will do."] (Rock.) (No, scissors beats paper.) (...ha.) * T.J. reacts to the tone and the grin if not the words. "Now I haul to?" [The guard goes back inside his little hole. Pretty soon, the gate starts to open.] [The guard peeks back out the window and waves him through. "Just pull your load up to the loading docks on the right. You, uh..." the guard realizes he's explaining things too fast. "Drive for right. Go that way." *point* "Stripe yellow." * T.J. nods. "I am giving the thanks to you." He drives the truck the way he was instructed. (After this I'm telling TJ his japanese sucks.) (You can, but it's normally better than that.) (If you're going to be assumed to be a dumb foreigner, play the part.) [The gate closes pretty soon after him. TJ follows the instructions. Eventually, he gets to a small overhang. There are crates and cranes strewn everywhere. And TJ pulls up to a place with no people.] * T.J. halts the truck and goes around to open the back. (He finds... it's full of tribbles! Which fall on him.) (Or worse, full of Olivias.) (Just one. That's plenty.) (Okay, that's everyone else's cue to... whatever.) [The good doctor doesn't look up from his keyboarding. It's hard to tell if he even realizes they've arrived.] * Aaron whatevers! Err, no. He peers out of the truck at TJ. "I assume the coast is clear?" * Olivia waves to TJ. "Would he open the back if it wasn't?" Well, I figured it was a safe assumption. * Hans finally looks up. "Eh?" He notes the outside of the van and the clearness of it. "I can't believe a hairbrained scheme like that actually worked." Our line of work is full of harebrained schemes. How else do you do spy work? The reasonable stuff is always caught! (And I'm indirectly encouraging her. Go, me. ;p) I suppose that explains why they put you on board, eh? Doesn't it just? ^_^ Anyhow. * Olivia nodnods. * Aaron hops out of the back of the truck and gets a good look at his surroundings. * Olivia follows the supersp- err, I mean Aaron. "Look, I done my thing. Now it's your show." T.J. waves vaguely at all the professional spy types around him (and also Olivia). * Hans gets up, and shakes his head, looking about. "At least the interior guard should be low right now. Whoever this Micky is, he's right. Doing it in daytime is an exercise in stupidity." (Might as well. Everyone give me a sight roll +2 due to darkness.) [16:24] *** "Aeawen meow" signed on at Sat Jan 14 16:24:05 2006. [17:27] *** You have been disconnected. Sat Jan 14 17:27:38 2006. [17:27] *** "Aeawen meow" signed on at Sat Jan 14 17:27:46 2006. (Whoops) (...) 2d6+2 * Dicesuke throws the bones for Olivia (2d6+2) and gets a natural 5 for a result of 7. (HA counts for that, right?) (How'd that even get in my clipboard?) 2d6-2 * Dicesuke throws the bones for Aaron (2d6-2) and gets a natural 8 for a result of 6. (I can see clearly now, the rain is gone...) (Yes, HA counts) * Xiang-Fei blinks a few times and rubs her eyes. She hops out of the truck, glancing around as she puts tosses her swords around her shoulders. 2d6 * Dicesuke throws the bones for TJ (2d6) and gets a natural 10 for a result of 10. (Failed!) (Make by 2) 2d6-2 * Dicesuke throws the bones for Xiang-Fei (2d6-2) and gets a natural 8 for a result of 6. (Made.) ( Fail ) * T.J. is still largely staring at the interior of the truck's cargo area. If something's not approaching from there, he's not seeing it. [The big-rig is parked far enough away from the ships that they can pretty much get out without any trouble. In the distance are few ships docked at the ports. And even fewer workers into the night. Some men off in the distance are attaching things to cranes. It looks like your ship.] [No one's coming from the cargo area, fortunately, either. There are two forklifts available though.] Nobody waiting at the top of the deck, from what I can see. * T.J. looks over in that direction. "Seriously, man, what's the plan?" * Olivia nods with Aaron. "I think Aaron would know what to do." ( Puh-lanz??? ^_^) (Please. I'd at least pronounce it correctly.) Well, we're supposed to look for someone with a purple brim on his hat. * Xiang-Fei tilts her head. "Purple hat?" I don't see any purple hats. "Dude's got no sense of fashion," T.J. opines. * Olivia looks around. "Then again, I don't see many hats period. Or people to put hats on. Or people in general." (* A short time later, a pimp walks by the van in a purple leisure suit.) True. (*dies*) (XD) * T.J. pushes up the brim of his baseball cap, looking around for the guy with the purple hat. * Xiang-Fei nods. "I no like hat. I wear headband!" She points. (Another sight roll.) * Aaron also searches for purplehatness. (Any modifiers?) (Same mod for darkness.) 2d6 * Dicesuke throws the bones for TJ (2d6) and gets 12, a CRITICAL FAILURE!!! "I hate being random." 2d6-2 * Dicesuke throws the bones for Aaron (2d6-2) and gets a natural 6 for a result of 4. 2d6+2 * Dicesuke throws the bones for Olivia (2d6+2) and gets a natural 4 for a result of 6. 2d6-2 * Dicesuke throws the bones for Xiang-Fei (2d6-2) and gets a natural 10 for a result of 8. (Yay, make again!) (Crit Fail! Woo!) ( Nope ) (I see hats. TJ sees dead people. ;p) (I've just been getting lucky dice. ^^;) (This is T.J.'s second critfail in four sessions.) (Welcome to #kaminari!) (Yep.) (#Katamari DO YOUR BEST!) (*snerk*) (...I wonder how the game's path would changed if it were called "Katamari no Shimei" instead.) (Roll a ball to collect the spies!) (There would be more cows, I think.) (Yes!) (And more stars in the sky.) (The King of All Cosmos is... Richard T'Ron.) (No.) [Olivia and Aaron see the men working the cranes suddenly turn around back towards the ship. One of them does something to secure the load, but pretty soon they're running back below decks.] I think that if we're going to find this person, we should move *now*. They appear to be leaving. * Olivia nods in agreement to Aaron (again). * T.J. points in a completely different direction. "Hey, is that that deaf dude- Ryan- who just ducked around that corner?" Who? I highly doubt it. * Xiang-Fei blinks. "Ryan?" * Hans looks at Aaron. "Perhaps that might be a good ide--" He swivels towards TJ. "Wait, what?" Where? But... someone should go check that out. I'll go. When? "Over there." T.J. points again, then looks at Aaron and shrugs. "Sure looked like him." No, I'm not saying Why or How. But, but, but... * Olivia looks miffed. No. I have tranquilizers. And I'm not afraid to use them. Spoilsport. * T.J. starts to head off in the direction he'd pointed. * Hans grins. "Guilty as charged. Someone gonna follow him?" * Aaron nods and heads after T.J. * Olivia points at Aaron. Then I guess the rest of us should go? * Maya has joined #kaminari (I imagine that I'm out of earshot at this point. ;p) Ok! (Yes.) ( Boo~) (Maya shows up!) (Let's get a #kami2 running.) (For who?) (TJ and Aaron.) (Okay.) (And Nat, if you want to watch too. Although, I may need to actually talk to you later.) * Hans heads out towards the ship. He's trying to stay as stealthy as possible. You can tell by the way he's crouching. * Xiang-Fei follows! 2d6-2 * Dicesuke throws the bones for TJ (2d6-2) and gets a natural 8 for a result of 6. * Olivia is no good at being stealthy! 2d6-4 * Dicesuke throws the bones for Aaron (2d6-4) and gets a natural 7 for a result of 3. * Olivia follows as far as she dares, and tries to quietly get Hans's attention. 2d6-3 * Dicesuke throws the bones for Aaron (2d6-3) and gets a natural 4 for a result of 1. * Hans stops and turns around, whispering. "Yes?" 2 2d6-4 * Dicesuke throws the bones for TJ (2 2d6-4) and gets a natural 7 for a result of 1 3. * Olivia whispers. "What'm I supposed to do?" Um... Me too also. Well, at least one of you have met this character before, right? Purple hat guy? * Olivia shakes her head. 2d6-2 * Dicesuke throws the bones for Aaron (2d6-2) and gets a natural 10 for a result of 8. No, this "Micky" character. You can explain the situation a lot better than I could, that's for sure. Oh. I know! He no look like mouse-man * Olivia blinks, then blinks again... "Wait, we're not going to see Micky Mouse?" Well, it's better than nothing. At least you know what happened. * Xiang-Fei shakes her head. "No is that Mickey." * Hans turns to Olivia. "As for you, just keep quiet and keep your trap shut. Maybe I can examine him when we get there." [He heads for the plank leading up to the ship, heading quickly.] * Xiang-Fei follows! * Olivia follows and tries to stay quiet! ( And I AFK! ) (That'll keep Xiang-Fei quiet for a bit, at least. ^_~) 2d6-2 * Dicesuke throws the bones for Aaron (2d6-2) and gets a natural 4 for a result of 2. [The whole thing is pretty uneventful. Hans keeps going forward quietly and leading you along, then waves you ahead into the inner passageways of the ship. Hearing rolls.] 2d6 * Dicesuke throws the bones for Rowyn (2d6) and gets a natural 8 for a result of 8. 2d6-4 * Dicesuke throws the bones for Aaron (2d6-4) and gets a natural 7 for a result of 3. ( Back ) 2d6-2 * Dicesuke throws the bones for Xiang-Fei (2d6-2) and gets a natural 6 for a result of 4. 2d6 * Dicesuke throws the bones for Olivia (2d6) and gets a natural 3 for a result of 3. ( Made >.> ) (Make by loooooooots) [Xiang-Fei and Olivia hears some footsteps coming down the corridor. * Olivia makes the motions of 'someone's coming down the hall' as best as she can with her hands. Which means it could mean any number of things to the other two. * Xiang-Fei points at the corridor and flattens against the wall. 2d6-4 * Dicesuke throws the bones for TJ (2d6-4) and gets a natural 5 for a result of 1. * Olivia blinks and follows the ninj- err, Xiang-Fei's lead. * Hans looks at Olivia strangely for a moment and then tries to peer around the corner. He then turns back to the other two and makes a signal, taking his fingers and drawing them around his head like a bandanna. * Xiang-Fei stares at Hans blankly then points at her headband with a questioning look. * Olivia blinks. * Hans nods a little. 2d6-2 * Dicesuke throws the bones for Aaron (2d6-2) and gets a natural 3 for a result of 1. (Aaron roxxorz) 2d6 * Dicesuke throws the bones for TJ (2d6) and gets a natural 5 for a result of 5. * Xiang-Fei shrugs her shoulders. * Hans shakes his head and gestures Xiang-Fei forward. * Xiang-Fei steps forward. [Xiang-Fei steps forward. Leaving the hallway, in the opposite direction is someone who seems to be dressed like an officer. Fairly clean shaven, sharp hat. Except around just above the brim of the hat is a thin band of dark royal purple.] * Xiang-Fei peers at him in awe of his hatitude, then walks towards him, waving. "Purple hat man! Hi!" [The man turns around slowly and stares at Xiang-Fei. "Excuse me?"] * Xiang-Fei walks up to him. "Hihi!" She waves. * Hans whispers to Olivia, "You think maybe I should have pointed you forward?" * Olivia shakes her head. I Xiang-Fei. Sent for from Mickey. He say find purple hat man. And is finded!" (I love Xiang.) [The man quickly reaches for his pistol, taking a step back from Xiang-Fei. He seems to be watching her very carefully, and her swords even more carefully. "Is that right...?" * Xiang-Fei nodnods. "Uh-huh!" * Olivia shakes her head lots now. [Hans plugs his ears for the anticipated gunshots. Any second now.] (Awesome. My first mission as de facto team leader and half the group gets killed. ;p) * Olivia follows Hans's lead. [The man keeps his hand on the pistol. "And how do I know you're not just some stowaways trying to smuggle yourselves aboard?" (Awareness roll, Xiang.) 2d6-2 * Dicesuke throws the bones for Xiang-Fei (2d6-2) and gets a natural 5 for a result of 3. ( Huzzah ) (Xiang-Fei is aware!) [Xiang-Fei notices that the purple hat guy isn't looking so much at Xiang-Fei, but nervously around, in case someone might be listening in.] * Xiang-Fei blinks a few times. Then she goes wide-eyed with understanding. She opens her mouth to say so, but realizing that's a bad idea, she just nods. * The guy gestures slightly into a nearby room. (Also, Kate has to sleep. And I'm kind of getting tired. Do we want to break here and try to pick up on the weekend?) * Xiang-Fei nodnods. ( Either way's fine. ) (Sure.) [And break.]