S01E07

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Season 1, Episode 7
Incompatible Atmospheric Conditions

Staring	Fräulein Ärtzin, Garbo, Liam, Shirayuri
With	Saffron Cade, Saoriko Süß
And	Eloise Brady, Langdon Brady
Introducing	Emily Bunker
Previous Episode	S01E06 – Peacekeeper
Next Episode	S01E08 – Valid Identification Required

Session 1 - 2023/12/21

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Scene 1
New Years Eve Eve

Who	Fräulein Ärtzin, Garbo, Liam, Shirayuri, Saffron Cade, Saoriko Süß
When	Tuesday, December 30, 2059 (Day 12)
Where	Residential Sector, SCIRE, Level 71‌

At Floor 71, the group pushes open doors into the hallway and discover the lights are on and there are clear sounds of occupation — it almost sounds like people going about their normal lives. They do spot some security patrols all with blue eyes.

Surmising that a normally operating floor is unlikely to have anybody working elevator maintenance at this time of day, and probably not at all the following day (New Years Eve), they skirt around the residents and the security forces and make their way to the floor's elevator shop.

Inside, they use the equipment to rearrange some of the elevator cars to make a more defensible position in the event they're discovered. While resting, they decide that heading to the hydroponics area may not be the best idea. If there are people living and working on this floor, there must be food already processed and in storage.

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Scene 2
Food for Thought

Who	Fräulein Ärtzin, Garbo, Liam, Shirayuri, Saffron Cade, Saoriko Süß, Langdon Brady, Eloise Brady
When	Wednesday, December 31, 2059 (Day 13)
Where	Warehouse Sector, SCIRE, Level 71‌

Late in the evening, they sneak into the food storage area. They encounter a group of four guards. Realizing they're too far away for anything else before the guards raise an alarm, Fräulein drops all four with a massive Stunball. She takes some physical drain, but it does the job. They stash the bodies in a warehouse unit, planning to be long gone before they wake up.

They're happy to find the warehouses fully stocked. They collect portable and non-perishable foods — protein bars, sports drinks, etc. Liam, being the alcoholic that he is, swipes a few bottles of booze, too.

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Scene 3
Chain Gang

Who	Fräulein Ärtzin, Garbo, Liam, Shirayuri, Saffron Cade, Saoriko Süß, Langdon Brady, Eloise Brady, Emily Bunker, Girl in White
When	Wednesday, December 31, 2059 (Day 13)
Where	Warehouse Sector, SCIRE, Level 71‌

Just before dawn, on the way back to their hidey-hole in elevator maintenance, they cross paths with a large group of civilians dressed in prison-like jumpsuits. They're able to duck behind cover and watch them pass into one of the hydroponics facilities.

There are over sixty people in the group, escorted by all of four blue-eyed guards in front and two in the back. Trailing the group is the same Girl in White they saw in the Electronics Boutique a week and a half ago. Among the captives, they spot two of the people they lost in the trap room a few days ago — Eloise Brady and her son Langdon. Unknown to the others, Garbo spots his ex-wife, Emily in the work party.

Figuring a work detail will be in place for a while, they quickly slip away before they can be spotted. Fräulein only has time to get a good astral look at two of them. One of the guards with the girl is awakened, with Essence lower than Fräulein's 4.2 and Magic lower than her 6. She has trouble localizing the woman's implants, which means they're likely Beta-grade or better.

The young girl herself has fewer mods than Fräulein (Essence higher than 4.2), and reads as calm and serene. The whole group finds it and odd reading from somebody in the company of prisoners and guards. As far as Fräulein can tell, she's mundane.

Session 2 - 2023/12/28

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Scene 4
New Years' Bash

Who	Fräulein Ärtzin, Garbo, Liam, Shirayuri, Saffron Cade, Saoriko Süß, Eloise Brady, Langdon Brady, Emily Bunker
When	Wednesday, December 31, 2059 (Day 13)
Where	Hydroponic Garden, SCIRE, Level 71‌

Early in the evening, with rested bodies and a plan in mind, the group heads back to the hydroponics facility. As they sneak towards the airlock, they spot Eloise and Emily inside — both are wearing gas masks. Liam, with his agricultural background, realizes that some hydroponic techniques result in a higher than normal oxygen level in the surrounding environment. The decide HE grenades and Ex-Ex rounds are probably a bad idea, and they'll all have to mask up, too. They hope Saoriko and Fräulein will be able to make due with respirators; they don't have gas masks for their child(-like) physiques.

While the others keep a watch on the facility at large, Fräulein sneaks inside the greenhouse to lay her astral senses on Mrs. Brady. She doesn't notice anything out of place, or at least no different than she remembers, other than nervous anxiety.

The group hears Work Spiders as they approach one of the utility sheds, the place they hoped to stash Saoriko in. They quickly realize the drones are tending to the orchard that rings the central domes. Relieved, they all duck inside the shed, except for Shirayuri. She uses her magnetic system to climb the central pillar, rightly believing that almost nobody ever bothers to look up. She finds the Girl in White and her two guard dogs, and identifies the pattern they're walking.

Unbeknownst to them, their movements have just barely skirted the field of the hostile magician's Detect Enemy spell.

Session 3 - 2024/01/11

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Scene 5
New Years' Bash, Continued

Who	Fräulein Ärtzin, Garbo, Liam, Shirayuri, Saffron Cade, Saoriko Süß, Python, Delphyne, Oracle
When	Tuesday, December 30, 2059 (Day 12)
Where	Hydroponic Garden, SCIRE, Level 71‌

With Saoriko hidden in one utility shed, the team sneaks to one closer to their target's path. When they spring their ambush, they discover they weren't as sneaky as they thought. Saffron does a bang up job with the Jammer preventing immediate reinforcements, but one of the guards is waiting for them right outside the door, Red Samurai katana in hand.

Liam steps out to engage her, while Shirayuri uses her speed to slip around them both and immediately eviscerate the mage. The Girl in White reaches out and touches her non-aggressively; nothing happens immediately. Garbo uses his Voice to get the girl away from the combat, it fails, but she plays along and does what he suggests anyway.

As Shirayuri circles back around to engage the Red Samurai, she says (in Japanese), "Musume-san, give up this fight and you may become one of us," demonstrating that she knows exactly who Shirayuri is. She declines the offer by taking a swipe instead. The attack is blocked, and one of Shirayuri's katanas breaks in the clinch.

Even with the regular guards showing up, things quickly swing back in the group's favor (though not without injury). Fräulein drops Delphyne, the Red Samurai, with magic allowing Shirayuri to take her sword and aid Liam in dispatching the rest.

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Scene 6
New Years' Hangover

Who	Fräulein Ärtzin, Garbo, Liam, Shirayuri, Saffron Cade, Saoriko Süß, Oracle
When	Tuesday, December 30, 2059 (Day 12)
Where	Hydroponic Garden, SCIRE, Level 71‌ and SCIRE, Level 69‌

While Saffron is trying to evaluate and triage the injured parties — friend and foe alike — Liam executes Delphyne.

Shirayuri tries to get Saoriko from her hiding place, but she screams and runs when she sees the Red Samurai katana and all the blood. Shirayuri gives chase and easily catches her, but is forced to use a tranq patch to subdue her.

Garbo sees through fact the Girl in White is playing possum, pretending to be unconscious. While the others take care of the newly freed slaves, he and Fräulein take her aside to ask her some questions. They're not sure if or how she's communicating with anybody, but Fräulein will work the jammer while he talks.

Liam tries talking to the workers, but has little luck in gathering them together; they're reluctant to comply, because "She" would be very angry. Realizing it might be some sort of simsense based personality effect, like what happed with his girlfriend, he grabs one of them and yanks the chip they noticed earlier. The woman's personality immediately changes, clearly confused about why she was working here, but not about who she was or what happened.

Consulting the Oracle

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Garbo's Questions

• Why is a child leading a chain gang of people around with a Mage and Red Samurai bodyguard? — It is what He wishes; the meek shall command the Earth.

• Why do you walk around with your eyes closed? — They were a gift from Him, but I can also see in other ways.

• What is up with the blue and green eyes? — They are gifts from Him.

• What is up with the datajacks in children? — It is a conduit by which He speaks with us.

• What do you know about us? — You do not walk in His light. There is nothing worth knowing about you. (She is lying!)

• Why is the SCIRE on lockdown? — It is His temple. He does with it as He wishes.

• Why are they purging parts of the community? — They do not walk in His light, for they are unworthy.

• Why are they putting datajacks in everyone? — You already asked me this. They are the conduits by which He speaks with us.

• Who is He? — If you were meant to know Him, you would know Him. You are not part of His pattern.

Fräulein's Assensing

She identifies the Girl in White as happy and curious, but mildly annoyed. She was under the effects of drugs, and knows the signs well enough to identify it as Psyche. She is also Essence 5, with all of her implants in the head, all of them betaware or bioware. There's something weird about the aura that Fräulein can't immediately identify, but she's reasonably certain she could pick it out in the future.

Other Observations

While tranquilizing her and dumping her somewhere she could be found, they noticed five black bands tattooed on her left arm. It's not something they've noticed before. The assume it is significant, but don't understand why.

Session 4 - 2024/01/18

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Scene 7
Down The Long Ladder

Who	Fräulein Ärtzin, Garbo, Liam, Shirayuri, Saffron Cade, Saoriko Süß, Eloise Brady, Langdon Brady, Emily Bunker
When	Tuesday, December 30, 2059 (Day 12)
Where	Supermarket, SCIRE, Level 59‌

Took group of Workers down to Floor 59 into Abandoned Grocery store the group once stayed at. The Group left the workers 2 Combat Gas Masks, 8 Izom Artemis 4 tasers and an Armored Vest.

Mrs Brady will stay behind with the other Workers along with her son.

Garbo and Emily (Ex-wife) conversation on the way down.

She asks what Garbo is doing here, Garbo says hired to get a kid for his mother. She is upset that he has wandered back into her life. She brings up that their kids were separated along with all the Renraku people. He informs her about how they were gentle with the children in capturing them. Also asks about Saoriko, asks about Garbo's plan to find her kids, Garbo says trying to figure out how he will get "Our" kids.

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Scene 8
Unhappy New Year

Who	Fräulein Ärtzin, Garbo, Liam, Shirayuri
When	Thursday, January 1, 2060 (Day 14)
Where	Residential Sector, SCIRE, Level 54‌ and Level 56‌

On the way down we check on the floor that had the Experiment with people with Guns and the angry generator. No one is around, but Garbo and Fräulein find some guns, usually next to pools of blood. We find, 4 Handguns, 2 SMGs, 2 Rifles. Tons of ammo around. We will hit it again.

We also grab a decent amount of ammo from the area, including Shirayuri holding a lot.

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Scene 9
Children's Chemistry Set

Who	Fräulein Ärtzin, Garbo, Liam, Shirayuri
When	Thursday, January 1, 2060 (Day 14)
Where	Hydroponic Garden, SCIRE, Level 51‌

The floor is dark, we find one without security shutter sealed, large panes of glass shattered, water is across the ground. There is an acid mist cloud, there is nothing that Fräulein can think of that would exist as a gaseous vapor, that appears to move, and maintains its form.

Liam wants to fire a Grenade at it to see if it will disperse it. After doing so the grenade lands inside the cloud but the grenade does not go off.They try to throw magic at the problem, Ball Lightning, and it expands when the spell goes off inside it.

Garbo offers a light stick to toss in. It goes in, no problem and is not melted. It reacts to things with energy/lightning. This could be part of reason there is no power on this floor.

Ice Spear flies right through it with no effect on the Ice Spear. Liam realizes his Grenade probably did not go off because detonator is electronic.The idea of trying to activate fire suppression system.

It does move at Liam when he gets close, so not just after Shirayuri's Cyberware.

The clouds move away from Fräulein but tries to get at Shirayuri around her.

Liam brings up that they have been avoiding hurting Children so it sees Fräulein as a child and is avoiding her.

Perishable food has gone bad, other foods is still good.

Session 5 - 2024/01/25

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Scene 10
Real Estate Evaluation

Who	Fräulein Ärtzin, Garbo, Liam, Shirayuri
When	Thursday, January 1, 2060 (Day 14)
Where	SCIRE

References

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