 Behind the Crown [OoC], Out-of-Character information for Behind the Crown |
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 Jul 19 2020, 06:27 PM
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#101
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Neophyte Runner  Group: Members Posts: 2,382 Joined: 19-May 12 From: Seattle area Member No.: 52,483  |
Heather doesn't spot anyone else looking as if they're staking out the apartment, so .... the coast is clear!
Or, at least, as clear as it will ever be. |
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Jul 19 2020, 06:39 PM
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#102
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Old Man of the North Group: Dumpshocked Posts: 10,372 Joined: 14-August 03 From: Just north of the Centre of the Universe Member No.: 5,463 |
We're putting our house up for sale, and vacating for the next week to keep it pretty and clean. Will be traveling a bit, so internet access will be on and off. I will try to keep in touch and up to date.
Will leave on the 20th, be back on the 27th, and fully functional by the 28th of July. |
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Jul 19 2020, 06:51 PM
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#103
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Neophyte Runner Group: Members Posts: 2,382 Joined: 19-May 12 From: Seattle area Member No.: 52,483 |
Best of luck with the sale! |
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Jul 20 2020, 04:22 PM
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#104
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Moving Target Group: Members Posts: 297 Joined: 20-March 05 Member No.: 7,194 |
heather lockpick rolls if she needs too:
Stealth to unlock door if nessacary: 6#1d6 6 3 1 6 5 2 Re-roll 6: Stealth to unlock door if nessacary: 2#1d6 6 3 Re-roll 6 (2nd): Stealth to unlock door if nessacary (3rd): 1d6 6 Re-roll 6 (3rd):Stealth to unlock door if nessacary: 1d6 5 |
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Jul 30 2020, 03:17 PM
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#105
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Moving Target Group: Members Posts: 494 Joined: 9-April 08 From: Seattle Member No.: 15,868 |
Sadly I had far overestimated time available as work continues to shift and change. My posting availability is unlikely to get better anytime soon, and so it's probably best if Carlos is either picked up by Mitsuhama from the bus stop or if he's victim to random drive-by shooting.
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Jul 30 2020, 05:05 PM
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#106
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Neophyte Runner Group: Members Posts: 2,382 Joined: 19-May 12 From: Seattle area Member No.: 52,483 |
Oh, I'm sure that I can find something so much more creative and amusing than a random drive-by.
Carlos's last words might be: "OK guys, remember not to open the cheese sauce valve while I'm back there." |
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Jul 30 2020, 05:46 PM
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#107
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Old Man of the North Group: Dumpshocked Posts: 10,372 Joined: 14-August 03 From: Just north of the Centre of the Universe Member No.: 5,463 |
Sad to see you go, ntwi. May COVID be never with you.
I guess Connor's decker contact may get some business in the near future. Or, Carlos is now a Contact for Connor? |
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Jul 30 2020, 09:18 PM
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#108
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Neophyte Runner Group: Members Posts: 2,382 Joined: 19-May 12 From: Seattle area Member No.: 52,483 |
QUOTE (pbangarth @ Jul 30 2020, 08:46 PM)  Sad to see you go, ntwi. May COVID be never with you. I guess Connor's decker contact may get some business in the near future. Or, Carlos is now a Contact for Connor? I could be bribed to that way of thinking. Traditional bribery would of course involve a deep dish pizza with anchovies, black olives and asparagus, but I'm open to creative thought. |
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Jul 30 2020, 11:23 PM
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#109
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Old Man of the North Group: Dumpshocked Posts: 10,372 Joined: 14-August 03 From: Just north of the Centre of the Universe Member No.: 5,463 |
Hmmm ... from the name of the campaign I surmise you might have, but still be interested in, an evil genius I created originally as an Enemy for a PC of mine, but then lent to Virtual Seattle for their last season, in which the fixer for us all,Claudia, was killed in the last mission, by ... Dun Dun Duhhhn ... The Blind Man.
My PC was Professor, an archaeologist who had channeled his physical adept powers mostly into academic skills, and who was forced to enter the shadows to find the person who destroyed his career and almost succeeded in framing him for murder. Professor's real name was Nathaniel Jones. He possessed a Power Focus inherited from his great grandfather, Indiana Jones ... a fedora. This inheritance stirred jealousy in Nathaniel's cousin, Simon Berkoff, who in the shadows (and another PC of mine) was Hodder, a Caballistic tradition mystic adept who had made a career of antiquities theft, and saw himself as the rightful heir to Indiana's fedora. In a fit of pique, Hodder betrayed Nathaniel's recent discovery in India of an ancient manuscript purported to tell of a previous age of magic in the world to an acquaintance of his, The Blind Man. The Blind Man is based on a character in John LeCarre's novel, The Night Manager. Wealthy (both from inheritance and business), connected, loved by the global community for his acts of largess and charity, he secretly deals in every vice known to metahumanity. He is augmentedly intelligent, and conceives of himself as someday rivaling the Dragons in their scheming, planning and behind the scenes manipulation. I think I could dig up TBM's backstory, if you are interested. Or for that matter the two PC's stories and vignettes as well. |
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Jul 31 2020, 01:54 AM
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#110
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Neophyte Runner Group: Members Posts: 2,382 Joined: 19-May 12 From: Seattle area Member No.: 52,483 |
I have good news, and I have bad news.
The good news is that think that I might drop Carlos into the NPC contact bucket until I find an appropriately hilarious way of offing him. The bad news is that you have completely missed the intent of the campaign title - but even that is good news, because you get surprised by the plot! But fair enough; when you have time, you can rock back in with your posts and I'll keep up. |
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Jul 31 2020, 03:37 AM
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#111
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Old Man of the North Group: Dumpshocked Posts: 10,372 Joined: 14-August 03 From: Just north of the Centre of the Universe Member No.: 5,463 |
So, at this point, are Connor and Carlos still together?
Oh, wait, I could have Connor skip out to check his digs to collect important materials, like his Lodge materials. That could split the two escapees, after which you take over Carlos. Got it. Completely missed the meaning of the title? Intriguing! |
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Jul 31 2020, 05:07 AM
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#112
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Neophyte Runner Group: Members Posts: 2,382 Joined: 19-May 12 From: Seattle area Member No.: 52,483 |
Yup, looks like you got it.
More coming soon. |
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Jul 31 2020, 07:01 PM
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#113
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Neophyte Runner Group: Members Posts: 2,382 Joined: 19-May 12 From: Seattle area Member No.: 52,483 |
I'll roll the burner phone into Connor's lifestyle costs.
If it turns into a dozen burners, that may change. |
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Jul 31 2020, 07:42 PM
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Old Man of the North Group: Dumpshocked Posts: 10,372 Joined: 14-August 03 From: Just north of the Centre of the Universe Member No.: 5,463 |
I figured that. Thanks.
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Aug 6 2020, 07:21 AM
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#115
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Neophyte Runner Group: Members Posts: 2,382 Joined: 19-May 12 From: Seattle area Member No.: 52,483 |
You back in the mix yet, pbangarth?
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Aug 6 2020, 05:04 PM
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Moving Target Group: Members Posts: 297 Joined: 20-March 05 Member No.: 7,194 |
sorry for the waiting, been a little busy with work.
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Aug 7 2020, 01:00 AM
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Neophyte Runner Group: Members Posts: 2,382 Joined: 19-May 12 From: Seattle area Member No.: 52,483 |
No problem, I'm not sharpening the axe just yet.
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Aug 9 2020, 03:31 AM
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Neophyte Runner Group: Members Posts: 2,382 Joined: 19-May 12 From: Seattle area Member No.: 52,483 |
Hey, they asked nicely for you to come in. Real nicely. They offered you bennies. Did you SEE that health plan?
Of course, you hurt their feelings, and now they're retaliating. Just lashing out, in their grief. |
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Aug 10 2020, 02:49 AM
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Old Man of the North Group: Dumpshocked Posts: 10,372 Joined: 14-August 03 From: Just north of the Centre of the Universe Member No.: 5,463 |
Starting Tuesday, I will be away from home for a week. Going to the cottage (cabin for you American folks). Two people, two dogs, two cats, plus supplies for a week. One car.
This year is a little complicated by COVID. The cottage is on an island in Georgian Bay (Lake Huron) which is a First Nations reserve. The land is leased to cottagers. Because the indigenous residents are understandably wary of diseases that come across the pond, they have kept the island off limits to non-residents, till now. If any case of COVID appears on the island, all non-residents have to leave within 24 hours. So, we have not set up internet (exorbitant fees for setup for just one or two visits), and cell phone coverage is almost non-existent. Access to the high point on the island is not allowed. No going in to the village to use the store's internet. I might, on occasion, be able to get a cell phone link on the beach, but this is very rare. We will return home on Tuesday, 18 August. Carry on without me as well as you can. Try not to kill my PC. |
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Aug 10 2020, 04:49 PM
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Moving Target Group: Members Posts: 297 Joined: 20-March 05 Member No.: 7,194 |
Have fun. Be safe out there.
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Aug 10 2020, 08:27 PM
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Old Man of the North Group: Dumpshocked Posts: 10,372 Joined: 14-August 03 From: Just north of the Centre of the Universe Member No.: 5,463 |
Thanks.
Hmmm. How could a team of runners use a contact who is skilled at miniaturization? |
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Aug 11 2020, 01:59 AM
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Old Man of the North Group: Dumpshocked Posts: 10,372 Joined: 14-August 03 From: Just north of the Centre of the Universe Member No.: 5,463 |
Koekepan, should I wait to see if anyone in the diner recognizes Connor, or just go ahead and do some 'freshening up' in the bathroom?
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Aug 11 2020, 02:10 AM
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Neophyte Runner Group: Members Posts: 2,382 Joined: 19-May 12 From: Seattle area Member No.: 52,483 |
Freshen you up. We'll get you back in when you're back from the wilds.
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Aug 19 2020, 02:48 PM
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Moving Target Group: Members Posts: 297 Joined: 20-March 05 Member No.: 7,194 |
sorry for the long absence, work has been eating my attention. If your stilling running I'll be posting.
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Aug 19 2020, 05:22 PM
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Neophyte Runner Group: Members Posts: 2,382 Joined: 19-May 12 From: Seattle area Member No.: 52,483 |
Still running; was kind of wondering where everybody had gone.
Keep on trucking! |
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