Adv: Rhapsody; Judge: renau1g

[KarinsDad]

"You seem suspicious. Do you think I would risk not selling good product for a small handful of crowns? Word would quickly get around. You may taste them to your heart's content as soon as you purchase them." the woman replies, not taking her hand from the vials.

[sblock=Nyar]
From a purely visual inspection, the contents of vials seem the same as what Nyar has seen before.

But without actually opening the vials, Nyar cannot tell what the contents are. Rhapsody is an alchemical solution, not a magical one, so Nyar gets no magical information on them.
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[FourMonos]

Nyar picks up his pouch, eyeing the matron suspiciously, then pauses.

"Do you smell that? *sniffle* Is that the smell of mollusk musk? Oh dear, I'm allergic... Ah-ah-AH-CHOO!"

A healthy wind issues forth and blows the curtain back.

[sblock=actions]
Free: Talking.
Minor: Presdigitation: puff of wind revealing what's behind the curtain.
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[KarinsDad]

The curtain falls back, revealing five city guards for a moment, their weapons drawn.

"You are all under arrest. Lie down on the ground. NOW! Do it! Do it now! On the ground, face down!" the woman shouts, a wand suddenly in the hand that she was holding out for the money, pointing at the group. You have no idea how it got there. One of the guards in the back hallway blows a loud piercing whistle.

[sblock=Actions]
Everyone let me know what you are doing. That will determine if we go into combat or not.
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[CaBaNa]

*Get us out of here Narvala!* it's a sharp quick order, *Now!*

WAIT! We'll co-operate! Veruza begins bending as if she will lay down.

OOC: Veruza will not lay down, if Narvala doesn't teleport the group out, she'll bolt. Full run double move, minor to open door.

 

[drothgery]

** If we just interrupted the real police, I'm going to be very upset. But I think you're right. ** Narvala thinks back.

[sblock=actions]
minor: If Narvala needs to open the door to get line of effect to the PCs inside, she opens the door.
move: Astral Step to teleport everyone out into the street and as far down as she can manage.
standard: move another 30'.
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[KarinsDad]

Narvala teleports the team 4 squares outside the building.

What are the other PCs doing?

 

[Neurotic]

Cairn readies his weapon, interposing himself between his more vulnerable allies and this new threat.
"We're here to destroy the aberrant thing." he motions toward the flasks "If you're allied with drug ring, you die!"

As he blinks out and appears in the street he looks around for a moment.
"Shouldn't we explain to the protectors of the city what is going on?"

 

[johnmeier1]

argh, not again. Baern strides into the crowds.

OOC: double move, baby in other hand irl

 

[Neurotic]

OOC: Yeah, I would like to, but Cairn is very recognizable - they would find him eventually, I would like to prevail on our 'diplomats' to explain the situation - running from the Law makes us guilty.

Cairn looks over his new companions
"We are investigators for the House Jorasco. We retreated to avoid combat. No need for flight."

In silence he adds mentally
"Please, ladies of the gods, talk to them. This is dangerous, but we cannot continue the investigation if we have to hide from the guards. Let them hire us insetad of hunting us."

 

[CaBaNa]

*I know you're having a hard time with this... But we've been framed. We have Rhapsody on us, and had been in the process of buying more, from an undercover guard. No amount of explaining is going to fix this. RUN! * Veruza began running, in the direction of the majority of the party, putting as much distance between her and the guard as possible.