Dark*Matter: Discovery, The Delphi Paradox

[Friadoc]

While Meri is talking to Dorine, Cade says, "I'd suggest starting simple, just got to town on her toes with a ball peen hammer."

As the young man turns to leave, he adds, "Start with the pinky toes, they hurt more, but they're less crucial to mobility."

"Anyhow," says Cade. "Before I was so rudely interupted, I was off to make a call."

"Dorine, I suggest you talk to them before I get back," says Cade as he makes his way towards the mouth of the cave, so as to contact Hoffmann with the information that they have so far on the "oracles" and their effect on their hosts. Hopefully it may help save the little girl.

OOC

Using my class ability, to give their interrogation/intimidates a +2, hopefully.

 

[Falkus]

Director Stanfield is on the line. After listening to Cade's update on the situation, he sounds pleased. "Good job. Looks like you know what do now. Go get the ruby, and get it back here to the States. Also get any other artifacts present, like this keystone and the oracles. We don't want to leave these things lying around. Try to keep the Freemasons in the dark as much as possible. Try not to let them know you're on to something solid."

*****​

"Go ahead!" Dorine snarled, regaining some of her earlier bravado. "I know enough about you bleeding hearts that you're not going to let him touch me."

"That's because the Hoffmann Insitute, my dear," Duffmann said, a grim look appearing on hs face. "Can do so much more worse things to you without having to lay a single finger on you. I'm sure you've heard the rumors about their psionic agents."

Duffmann then glanced at the team. "Do you still need us here? I'm not here to help you on your assignment, you know, I'm here to watch the people watching me watch you."

 

[Shayuri]

"I think we're good," Meri says. "As soon as Cade gets back with updated orders, we'll get back to business. Thanks."

 

[Friadoc]

Walking in Cade looks at Dorine and says, "Why are her shoes still on?"

With a sigh, Cade shakes his head, "Anyhow, we're to clean up here, get what we can out of Dorine and then extract ourselves."

"Thanks for the heads up, Duffmann," says Cade with a grin. "Although it'd be nice if you had a flashy thing to lone us, we should be able to work a solid clean-up with the locals, too. Our FBI covers are still usable, so things should be good."

 

[iwatt]

Once the Freemason's move out, "Me and Diego will keep an eye on the girl, you guys do the clening up. Anybody elese tired of her yapping?" without further ado, he improvises a gag from a kerchief and keeps the girl quiet.

Typing something on his PDA, he IMs the rest of the team. Menawhile he keeps up some cheerful banter. "So once again Team Libra for the win, this was an easy assignment."

DUFMAN MIGHT BUGGED US? PLAY IT COOL? NOT TRUST HIM MUCH. MAKE CONTINGENCY?​

 

[Shayuri]

Meri shrugs and IM's, -HOW? NEVER TOUCHED US. MAYBE THIS CALLING EVEN WITH ME?-

"You know, that's just as bad as asking what could possibly go wrong, right?" she says with a smirk.

"Lets find this thing and get out of here."

 

[Friadoc]

Out of a sense of caution, Cade will do a quick scan of the area for any surveilance equipment using his PDA, between the comms gear and other functions he might be able to rig up something effective.

"I'm serious, Folks, why are her shoes still on," says Cade, although the shake of his head tells you that he's not serious, for now. "We need results here."

OOC

Computer Use +11, Craft Electronics +11, Craft Mechanical +10, Knowledge Technology +10, I think somewhere in that should cover the bug counter measures/search or give a bonus to my Search +5.

 

[Falkus]

"You have a good day, now," Duffmann said, touching hs forehead with his fingers in a slight salute. "Ok, Pierce, let's get back to the car. We've got our orders." The two Freemasons disappeared into the darkness of the cavern, presumably heading back outside.

Cade can't detect any electronic listening or tracking devices on any of the team member or the cavern in general after modifying his PDA into a simple scanner. It looks like Duffmann's assignmentdidn't involve directly spying on Team Libra. Or that he was really, really good at hiding bugs.

 

[Friadoc]

"We're in the clear," says Cade once the scan is finished. "I don't think DeMolay stuck any crickets on us."

"The Director wants us to clean up the area," says Cade as he sends a list of objectives, per discussion with Stanfield, to each teams' PDAs, which talks about what to look for and recover and why. "Now, Dorine..."

Cade turns, kneeling down near the woman and he looks her dead in the eyes, so that she can see he means what he is about to say.

"I suggest that you tell us anything that we need to know," says Cade calmly. "I don't have much use for people who threaten mass murder of innocents and while I'm a nice guy, I also think that I'm on the right side here and protecting good people."

"Which means, I can and will trade your life for those of an innocent," says Cade with no hint of guile in his eyes or voice. Bringing his right hand up in front of Dorine's face, the young man snaps his fingers. "Like that..."

"So, are you going to help us, lil' miss," suggest Cade with a cool smile and a hint of country boy. "Or be 'dead' weight?"

OOC

Okay, as of yet Cade does not have any points in intimidate, but although he is trying to intimidate Dorine, he's also telling her the flat out truth.

In his mind, the life of that little girl outweighs that of someone who just threatened to kill his Team and the faculty and students of the dig sight.

While it is more frontier justice than civilized, Cade doesn't want to see the girl lost in this shuffle of power.

 

[iwatt]

"She'll behave. She knows I'm not a nice guy." Turning to Dorine, he jerks his thumb at Cade, "So if the boss thinks you're getting in the way...." The coldness in his eyes clearly show what he means. "Don't worry boss, me and Diego will keep an eye on her. Let's get cracking before we receive any more uninvited guests."


OOC:

Larry does have ranks in Intimidate up the wazoo. By now she's either cowed or immune to fear, so I doubt there's much more to do with her, and torturing her isn't an option.