George Wilkinson 25/36
(Voda Vosa narrated "... It seems that the artifact tells a story, and gives... numbers. .... the first set of numbers, ....")
When we figure out that the 'first set of numbers' point to Stonehenge, the location visited by Raspútin, George says, "I need to translate as much of this 'story' as I can."
"We also need to interpret the locations of the of the rest of these sets of numbers." (ooc: The part of Voda Vosa narrative that says "...the first set of numbers,...." implies that there are more than one set of numbers on the scepter. If I'm wrong, let me know.)
"But I also think we need to get to Stonehenge as soon as possible to find out what is there and then get to Greece. Did I miss anything?"
Once they're in agreement, George hands the scepter back to Vincent, whom George seems to believe is the guard/carrier of the scepter. If George has not finished translating the story, he will then begin collecting the books he has been using to translate the scepter and heads to the library's checkout desk. (ooc: Any books that are overly large and won't fit in a backpack, George will not take. He'll try to find a smaller version of that language translation book.) He intends to finish translating as they travel on the plane. If the library staff indicate that one or more of the books George has can not be checked out, George calls Admiral Charleston to get his power behind insistence of letting George check out the books.
Once the group rejoins Admiral Charleston, George tells the Admiral his part of the research and lets the others fill in their parts.
Then he continues, "Sir, we need to get a plane to go to England and then farther into Europe and maybe elsewhere. Also, Percy, can you contact your boss, or whoever you use to get info in England, and have them find out, discretely, what locations Raspútin visited before and during his stay in England? And, Admiral Charleston,could you do the same with your contacts in Europe?" Almost without breathing, George continues. "Also, Admiral, we need to have some more of the detectors and jammers. I suggest using the scientists who helped me build the first ones." George hands Charleston the plans/schematics and adds, "We also need to get a couple of copies made of the schematics and put them in safe places so you'll always be able to make more."
George takes a breath. "Sorry if it sounds like I'm trying to control everything. These are all requests and/or suggestions. If there is anything I've missed or anything else we need to do first, let me know."