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 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
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[2] preventing any 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. Hydroponics Ambush
Perception test at start, Liam failed. Someone moved up right outside the door.
Saffron spikes it with the Jammer (10 hits on Dice, making 13 Noise)
Just outside the door Liam runs into a Guard, throws a punch.
Shirayuri slips out and cuts the mage in half.
Girl-in-White tries to touch Shirayuri, does but nothing happens.Fraulein Stunbolts Reraku security, still active
Garbo tries commanding Voice on Oracle, Oracle passes but plays along and Garbo does not see through it.
In Japanese from Red Samurai "Masumae-San, give up this fight and you may become one of us."Shirayuri swings at Red Samurai, Samurai Riposte but fails, and one of Shirayuri's Katanas breaks.Round 2: Fräulein drops Red Samurai with Stunbolt, Liam kills a Guard, Shirayuri takes Red Samurai's Sword and moves in on Guards.Guard shoots Shirayuri,
Liam coup de grace the Red Samurai
Post Combat:
Shirayuri tries to get Saoriko but she screams and runs when she sees Shirayuri with a Red Samurai sword and covered in blood. Shirayuri grabs her.
Garbo sees through fact Oracle is playing possum/pretending to be asleep.
Liam is talking to people, he tries to gather them together but they refuse because "She" would be very angry.
Liam pulls one of the chips in someone's neck, they go back to being normal. She is confused about what is going on, like she just woke up.
Garbo is going to talk to Child and Fräulein will control the Jammer.
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 eyes blue and green?
They are gifts from Him.
What is up with the datajacks in children?
It is a conduit by which we speak with Him.
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 we may speak with Him.
Who is He?
If you were meant to know Him, you would know Him. You are not part of His pattern.
Oracle Assensing 5 Hits
Happy, Curious, Mildly annoyed, Not Awakened. She was on drugs, Psyche.
Essence 5, No Magic
Brainware, Eyes, Ears, Datajack. (All stuff in head, Betaware.), and Bioware
Something weird about her (Technomancer)
Also noticed she has black bands on her arm, 5 Bands. Something to look into later.
Session 4 - 2024/01/18
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.
Unhappy New Year
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.
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
Real Estate Evaluation
| Who | Fräulein Ärtzin, Garbo, Liam, Shirayuri |
| When | Thursday, January 1, 2060 (Day 14) |
| Where | SCIRE |
References
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