IC New Beginnings DAWN Options

[farothel]

Sammy kept concentrating on keeping the backpack invisible, so she couldn't really help out all that much. In an emergency, she could, but for now, she would let Torley handle the situation. He was much better with the talking than she was anyway.

[pbangarth]

Torley scanned his team in an obvious fashion, letting on that there was some kind of commlink communication.

More spread hands and sheepish smiles. To the guard he says, "Look, I know how frustrating it is to put up with careless tourists who don't do their paperwork correctly. My friends and I can pull together what cash we have left, and it comes to 277 naira. That's all we have left after eating and market exploring. Can we just pay that fine and get home? We promise to be more careful next time, and we will put in a good word at the hotel about the efficiency of the bridge security."

Let's see how that works.

[Crossbow]

The guard considers haggling, but decides against it.

"That will cover it, do yourself a favor. Stick close to your hotel from now on, or join a tour group. Oyibos tend to get taken advantage of in Lagos. You are lucky you didn't end up ghoul food."

Getting into the gate is no further issue, there is no other search, but shortly after that you do have a problem, once it is clear that you are going all the way to Victoria Island, your driver brings the van to a halt at a cab stand.

"Can't go."

After a few moments of hurried conversation with Lil Homie, it is clear that the driver had some business dealings with people on Victoria Island and if he goes there and is scene, he is likely dead. He will be glad to wait on Lagos Island (that is the district where the Go-Slow connects to the island part of Lagos, not the mainland) to take you back, but he is not driving any further.

[Necrogigas]

O'Connor, while annoyed at the inconvenience, doesn't push the matter. It wasn't worth it to pay the cabbie to take the risk, and if he was spotted it would probably compromise the job. He shrugged, "So how big is this island? Should we get a different cab, or just walk the rest of the way?"

[farothel]

"I'm sure there will be cabs on the island," Sammy said, "if there are on the mainland, there certainly will be on the VIP island, no?"

[Crossbow]

"There is a train that travels between the districts. It is nothing spectacular, just a means for the people who don't live in the highrises to get to and fro. Looks like the is a station over there that will take us to a point a few blocks from the hotel." Snow offers, having reviewed the data she had on the islands.

[Necrogigas]

"Sounds good." O'Connor took the lead towards the station Snow indicated.

[farothel]

Sammy followed the group while keeping her backpack invisible. She also from time to time shifter her view to the astral to check if someone was following them, or paying undue attention to them.

[pbangarth]

They all try, but none of them looks like a tourist the way Torley looks like a tourist. "Wow. Look at that building!"

[Crossbow]

Your best efforts to not look out of place on the train are doomed, you are the only non-black non-humans on the train. Though not crowded, the train is busy, you will not find an empty car, though if some of you stand it is easy to stay close. You are traveling with the third shift workers that can’t afford to, or are not required to live in the posh areas you are traveling to. You get some looks, but most are occupied with their boring wage slave commute routines.

OOC: faro, give me three astral perception checks.

[Necrogigas]

Once they found a spot to sit/stand, Clem and O'Connor motion everyone to shield Sammy and the package from the crowding masses. If they we're being tracked, the train car would be a good ambush spot. This could turn into an even bigger clusterfrag than the Needle in an instant. He did what he could to assess potential threats.

Perception: 7d6t5 2

[Crossbow]

None of you perceive any threat as the train crosses the man-made water divide between the districts. Any curious glances you get are dissuaded swiftly by glares from Clem or Bullet Storm. Snow will quietly indicate to the group when they arrive at their stop and you disembark without incident. The hotel that is your destination is around 200 meters from the station.

[Necrogigas]

After a brief conversation, O'Connor took point on route to the hotel and Clem guraded Sammy. The others were directed to cover the rear.

Perception: 7d6t5 1

[Crossbow]

The Federal Palace hotel is truly one of the luxury hotels that people talk about when they talk about luxury hotels. You are approaching it from the service side, so you can see the places that the trucks roll up to make deliveries and the service entrance for employees (a few of whom walk a head of you from the train), but even these are quite impressive.

O'Conner wouldn't dream of trying to walk into one of these joints in downtown Seattle, so because of his lack of experience you are actually saved from the truly daunting front entrance and stroll back across the grand lobby. The elevator entrance is the first one you come to street side. This lobby entrance is much closer to the front desk and (naturally) the elevators.

O'Conner manages, just barely, to avoid the door swinging open widely as a half dozen young men flailing and falling through them burst into the night. The youths are well dressed, laughing and are clearly VERY intoxicated.

[Necrogigas]

O'Connor's supernatural reflexes saved him from a bloody nose. He went to draw his sidearm, preparing for an attack. Luckily for all parties, he realized the truth of the matter before anything happened. He groused about the drunken tourists before heading into the hotel.

[pbangarth]

A quick joke/put down came to the tip of Torley's tongue, but uncharacteristic wisdom restrained him. He followed the team in.

[Crossbow]

Torley made for the door but was suddenly grabbed by the arm "Hey wait, your tha guy from the ozzer hotel! You cos me money you sonoffabishh!" Torley was turned into a familiar face, the younger Englebrecht, Viktor. The rest of the young men stop laughing and get a look like a pack of dogs ready to pounce.

[Necrogigas]

O'Connor was going to let Torley handle the asshat that was yelling. He did however adjust his clothing so that the machine pistol on his hip was obviously visible to the rest of the drunk pack.

[Crossbow]

Clem was going to hang back but then she saw Con turn around and come out to start to flash the hardware, She stepped in front of him to cover his being seen and whispers "Security here is AAA, if someone sees that we may not make it off this island."

[pbangarth]

Torley looks the man in the eyes and summons the Voice to Command him, "Go home!"

[ Spoiler ]

Commanding Voice: Leadership 4 + 2 + CHA 6 = 12 dice: 5 hits

[farothel]

Sammy was still keeping up the invisibility spell on their package, so she was a bit slower to react. And just their luck to run into that idiot again. She got ready to defend herself, but made no agressive move, hoping that the situation could be resolved without violence.

[Crossbow]

The South African's face goes from a feral snarl to a look of abject confusion, "But...but I AM home, thish hotel ish my home?"

Snow gives Starlet a poke and whispers, "Keep going." she moves to put herself between the thugs and the mage.

[pbangarth]

Oh for the love of ...! What a disappointment to his father this lout must be.

Torley decides another shot, weakened by the repetition of this magic but less able to be misunderstood, would be needed. Voice: "Go to your bed!"

[ Spoiler ]

Commanding Voice: 12 -2 = 10 dice: 6 hits

Holy shit! Don't get Torley pissed off.

[Crossbow]

Viktor starts to comply, but he is grabbed by one of his buddies, "What is wrong with you Vik? Curb stomp this meta-lover trash and get your money!" He pushes him back toward Torley then turns to Clem, "Yeah, I said it, wacho gonna do bout it, tusker BITCH!"

[farothel]

Sammy had been walking on, but now she waited, outside easy range for those guys, just in case she was needed. She had seen what the security uniforms looked like on their last trip here, so she could use those if needed, but she hoped it wouldn't be. Just their luck to run into these idiots again, she thought.