[D20 Modern]Department 7 (IC)

[Herobizkit]

Rory's alarm went off far too early. So early, in fact, that it was still dark outside. Rory woke with a start, sending his sheets every which way but straight. He swing his palm down on the reset button, stopping the horrendous noise. His blurry eyes fixated on the time - 5:30. I don't remember setting an alarm, he thought as he rolled over to go back to sleep.

Later that morning, Rory thought he heard movement from outside his window. It sounded like someone jogging. He groaned and shifted around a moment before a thought invaded his fuzzy head. Kara!

Rory had set his alarm in order to try and intercept Kara during her jogging. He scrambled out of bed, threw on a pair of grey track pants and a matching Boston U hoodie and scrambled out the door... ten minutes too late. Feck me, I'm such a toe-rag.

Rory sighed, his breath visible in the cool air. Well, I'm up now. Rory went for a quick jog around the block, trying to make the liquor burn faster through his veins. When he got back to the room, he showered, put on a fresh set of jeans and t-shirt (also from Boston U) and met the others for breakfast.

Rory ordered a stack of blueberry pancakes with a side of rashers and a tall glass of chocolate milk. He ate fitfully, pretending not to notice Kara upon her arrival.

<Insert Rodny's speech here>

Rory stopped in mid-bite after Rodny's idea. Several seconds passed. The bits of pancake slid off Rory's fork as he stared wide-mouthed at Rodny, landing gently in the mess of syrup atop the pile.

"I... I... I think it's positively brilliant!" Rory finally exclaimed. He took a bite of his empty fork and scratched his teeth. His head rang with the sensation of enamel on metal and made him wince.

 

[perrinmiller]

Kara Acoma 6/6

Kara gives Rodny a big smile and gently pats his hand from across the table, "That is a good idea! I too was thinking of something to ambush them outside of town before they reached it. I went running out that direction to help me think. My new idea was to set up a trap before they hit town. We stretch piano wire across the road at a level to just clear their handle bars and watch them all nearly have their heads removed. Then we roll out the spike strips behind them to keep them from getting away while our shooters start taking out the bikers on the ground while Ming starts cutting up the others."

"Perhaps there's a way to combine the two ideas. Divide and conquer is a safer strategy, but it also lets them hit the town again. How about this addition to your plan, we poison the food and beer? Either deadly or sleeping, it would make them easier to kill. We could always leave one alive to interrogate to find their hideout afterward."

"Only issue on Rodny's plan would be on how to properly bait the trap to ensure we get them in it. Need to find a suitable place that they will definitely drive by on their way into town. The tiki torches and barbeque smell might attract their attention, but they could just go right on by too. Do you think they would raid a family's front yard BBQ? Maybe we need to add some pink flamingos to the list. Maybe if we ask the Police Chief to put in a curfew at sunset to close everything up, they would have no other choice for easy pickings."

She turns back to her breakfast of a western omelet and fruit salad.

 

[Voda Vosa]

"What about poisoning the chickens? With something absurdly deadly like rat poison or potassium permanganate, it has the colour of vine." Asks Ming. "What? Are you against poisoning? In my homeland poison saved the lives of millions of soldiers taking the few lives of just several royal family members."

 

[Felix1459]

Nick wakes up to the sound of his vibrating cellphone alarm. He hits the snooze button and gets dressed for a jog. He ties his shoes and sees Kara runnning in one direction and then he takes off in the opposite. He's sure that she wouldn't want him tagging along. When he gats back he sees Kara going back towards her room and Rory running after her. Apparently he couldn't catch up but at least he was working out the alcohol in his system...well sweating it out technically. He waits until Rory goes inside and then goes to his own room, showers and trims his beard and gets ready for breakfast. He meets the team across the way and has eggs, bacon and waffles with a tall glass of OJ and milk. He listens to Rodny and Mings suggestions and Rory and Kara's opinions. "Those all sound like good suggestions to me." He says nothing more and listens to the team. Running all the scenarios in his head he tries to see where he'd be able to do the most damage.

 

[perrinmiller]

Kara Acoma 6/6

Kara picks up the menu to check if they have apple pie a la mode, while replying, "Poison is a viable tactic in my book. Perhaps some more information from the Police Reports will help in deciding how to bait this trap of ours."

Deciding to skip the pie after finishing breakfast, she will nod to Nick, "Let's go see the Police Chief, shall we?"

<< OOC: Everyone participated at breakfast without leaving any hanging conversation hooks, so perhaps we can move on to the next scene.>>

Kara, with Nick (I assume), will head over to the City Hall and Police Station and ask to see the Police Chief again. "Good morning, Special Agents Smith and Special Agent Wessen to see the Police Chief. Last night's duty officer should have left word that we wanted to speak with him." She will show her creds if requested.

 

[VanorDM]

<< OOC: Everyone participated at breakfast without leaving any hanging conversation hooks, so perhaps we can move on to the next scene.>>

[ooc: I'll give people a little bit of time to respond before starting up with the Chief, say sometime this afternoon. /ooc]

 

[ThWatcher]

Rodny indicates that he is about to head for that Walmart for the cameras and surveillance equipment. He waits long enough to get a list of anything else anyone needs. He also waits to see if anyone else is going with him. But he doesn't expect anyone else to go with him as the bikers might show up at any time.

 

[VanorDM]

Kara, with Nick (I assume), will head over to the City Hall and Police Station and ask to see the Police Chief again. "Good morning, Special Agents Smith and Special Agent Wessen to see the Police Chief. Last night's duty officer should have left word that we wanted to speak with him." She will show her creds if requested.

The officer on duty asks you to wait one and then steps back to the Chiefs office, he knocks on the door frame and tells the Chief that the two Feds are here to see him.

The Chief steps towards the door way, he introduces himself as Chief Barlow and welcomes you to the town and invites you into his office. He offers you each a chair and asks if you'd like coffee or something else to drink.

Chief Barlow is a tall man, maybe in his early 30's, with the build of a runner or at least someone who makes it to the gym a couple times a week. He has thick red hair and small mustache. He has what looks like a very well cared for glock 9mm, with a handle that's worn down just enough to make you believe he must spend a fair amount of time at the range.

After you you sit he asks.

What can I do for the FBI?

 

[Felix1459]

"First Agent Smith and I would like to take this opportunity to thank you for your time and consideration. We were sent here to investigate the gang violence that has been reported in this area. We don't want to step on anyone's toes or jurisdictions but we would like to see all the reports and talk to your men who've had interactions with these bikers. Any and all assistance on the matter would be appreciated." Nick says after shaking the Cheifs hand and taking a seat.

 

[perrinmiller]

Kara Acoma 6/6

Rodny indicates that he is about to head for that Walmart for the cameras and surveillance equipment. He waits long enough to get a list of anything else anyone needs. He also waits to see if anyone else is going with him. But he doesn't expect anyone else to go with him as the bikers might show up at any time.

Kara will suggest, “Rodny, I don’t think there is a need to go alone. The bikers apparently attack at night when it's dark. I think Ming is going to drive the SUV around with us, but Rory might not have anything else planned. Stay in touch on the comms and be careful.” Hoping that she didn't sound too motherly, she waves farewell as she and Nick head to the police station.
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<Later at the Police Station.>
Kara, comfortable with Nick taking the lead introduction to the man, nods her head in greeting and shakes the Police Chief’s hand if he offers. Behind her sunglasses, she is quiet and professional, trying to put on a demeanor of being a little uptight to sell the fed angle while she takes a seat. She removes her sunglasses and crosses her legs.

To add further clarification of their interest Kara pulls out her PDA, “Chief Barlow, my partner and I, as well as the FBI, are taking this very seriously. We arrived last night and actually talked to some of your town folk and have read the newspaper articles. I am particularly interested on bringing these outlaws to justice so your innocent residents are troubled no more. In an effort to accomplish this goal, we would be interested in your assessments of this gang’s tactics, weapon usage, and any patterns to their raiding. Can I assume that because of the importance of these incidents to your town that you were involved in the investigations and follow-ups?” She is ready to add any new information to her notes; the PDA is not just a prop.