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
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.
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.
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.[1]
Session 2 - 2023/12/28
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 all duck inside, except for Shirayrui. 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.
Session 3 - 2024/01/11
New Years' Bash, Continued
| Who | Fräulein Ärtzin, Garbo, Liam, Shirayuri, Saffron Cade, Saoriko Süß |
| When | Tuesday, December 30, 2059 (Day 12) |
| Where | Hydroponic Garden, SCIRE, Level 71 |
References
- ↑ She's totally not.
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