synodiporia_ooc | Week 2 summary/Week 3 plotting!

Week 2:

The Centennial Concert is quite an affair, but far from the only thing going on. Murmurs of discontent are somewhat more obvious than usual, and a number of interesting things have begun to come to light (so to speak).

Matthew, after some prodding to do the thing by Naoki, summons the spirit of one of January’s plague doctors to get to the bottom of this forbidden history, uncovering several bombshells in the process - not only about the plague, but about the ‘tithe to Hell.’ Turns out he’s found out just in time to explain Maria’s daytime headaches, as well as a few other people’s sudden vision sensitivities. Naoki recruits Helena and Minako to help him do some Science and reverse-engineer the plague test based on instructions Matthew got from the spirit.

Phillip sneaks Jaina into the opera for a date. Han hopes this rebellion, if it comes to pass, doesn’t get as ridiculous as the last one he was neck-deep in. Elphaba has lost control of her life. Jules is mistaken for a set piece. Drizzt attempts to keep his head down, now that he’s out of jail. Daneel is somewhat surprised to find himself enjoying the opera. Between trying to dig up information on the plague the long way, Helena finds herself trying to write a plausible wedding ceremony. Minako looks for a job. Ambrose attempts to join Daneel in ‘halfiltrating,’ but things don’t quite go according to plan. Toby continues her research on local matters.

Ciara gets an unusual project from her brother, leading them to wonder if Thorn was right for once after all. For his part, Thaan is looking to keep this new revelation quiet, at least for now - though his friends and business/shenanigans associates deserve to know, if only so they can take full advantage of the situation. Huxian starts looking for help getting visual confirmation on some unusual traffic he’s overheard at night. Dara goes about council business, while Melissa, Zoe and Minerva attempt to do some preemptive damage control. Roderik goes digging for information on the Dusklings’ recent land acquisitions. Nio enjoys the hell out of the opera. Verena continues her tithe-related inquiries.

The concert is a popular spot for dates. Mani puts off going home as long as possible. Kastor, inspired by the opera, starts casting about for interest in a 24-hour concert by and for everyone. Bird gets a rare day out.

NEXT WEEK:

The Tinkers’ Faire is open for business! But that’s hardly the only thing happening in town. Rebellious talk may be less focused, but it hasn’t exactly stopped, and the number of questions the council’s going to need to answer in two weeks’ time is steadily growing. Word’s also going around about setting up a 24-hour concert during the Samhain holiday.

Investigators who have not stopped eating a predominantly ‘sider diet, now that word is out that the food’s responsible for vision changes, will experience somewhat more pronounced ‘sider sensitivity.

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I would like someone to catch and/or interrogate Altair/Atos snooping around the food warehouse. He knows about the food "supplements", not that he'll let on. When caught, the most he'll allow people to think was that he was just trespassing and using illegal contraband. As answered in the question above, his skull mask and its illegal lenses will be confiscated, and he will pay a fine. Malik/Thaan and Persephone/Percy will be the only ones with skull mask alter egos now.

Naturally, when Atos is released, he'll go right back to his shenanigans like before. Since he doesn't want to get caught again, he'll be experimenting with smoke bombs for getaways and firecrackers for distractions. Chemists/tinkerers are welcome to help with this too, or even just be unwitting suppliers. What a nice time to visit the Tinkers' Faire...

Random smoke screens and mysterious popping noises in the streets will be an OTA prompt as soon as i figure out what happened with his arrest. Catch him on the roof, get on his good side, and he may craft smoke bombs for you or point you in the direction of supplies. (Or he may just drop one like a noob during a chase.) Smugglers and other ne'er-do-wells already known to him may receive them without fuss.

If you haven't found someone to catch him yet (or interrogate him after some nice NPCs have caught him), I can offer Verena.

Hesitant only because we might have to discuss how it goes so we know going into the next mingle, and slowtag the actual thread, so if there is someone else that might be more exciting.

Haven't had anyone as of yet. How good is she at recognizing voices? If she figures out that the mildly-delinquent rich kid was also guilty of posing as a courier, what questions would she ask? How much shit would he be in then?

Given they met fairly recently, she'd probably figure it out, yeah. I don't know that it would necessarily put him in more trouble - maybe an extra fine if there's licensing for couriering that he doesn't have? - but it would definitely put him under more scrutiny. Tails for everyone!

She'd ask what his business is with the Council, who he's working for/reporting to, did he tamper with the shipments, etc. Repeatedly, at length, probably using standard too-warm, too-bright room, limited food and rest interrogation tactics. (Just tell the truth and you can go home and have a nap.)

It'd put him on the short list for the tithe, but the short list isn't all that short, and the Council might not even be in charge by Samhain anyway.

We could hash this out further in PP, if you want to proceed with it?

(ETA: Wrong journal, oops. Still me!)

Edited 2016-10-07 14:24 (UTC)

Week 2 summary/Week 3 plotting!

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