Dark*Matter: Discovery, The First Mission

[Friadoc]

"Well, sir, if you'd like, you could accompany me on the walk-through?" Cade asks in that country boy style of his, although he is obviously the techie, he has a blue-collar feel to him, too. "Basically, we'd like to setup some cameras, microphones, and monitoring equipment to see what all is going on, so if anything happens, we can see what might be a cause."

"We perform a walk-through," says Cade as he sets his equipment back on the floor and crouches down to it, so as to show John the equipment. "So that we can pick the best possible venues for observation."

Cade will do his best to disarm the father's supicions by showing him each piece, however he will work around the concealed compartment that holds his sidearm. Fortunately, it is very easy to overlook, but to help out he'll move the equipment in the way as he is showing it to John.

OOC

I figure between Cade's investigation skills and technical skills he should be able to either win him with information or baffle him with abundance. Also, Cade will use this chance to get cameras and such into the daughter's room, too, so as to setup the interview that the others will need with her.

 

[iwatt]

Both Nick and Meredith seemed to have evruthing well in hand. Gesturing to Cade and Diego as if he knew exactly what he was doing, Larry starts talking to the parents "Ma'am, sir, I'm Mrs. Rosenburg's assistant. The truth is that we'd like to set up two interview areas, one for Carol and another for you two. In our experience, it's better to interview everybody separately, because it helps us then compare stories. Everybody remembers things a little differently, so separate interviews might help people remember a detail that they would otherwise glossover." Before they can even protest, Larry adds, "We'll of course have one of you monitor our interview with you're daughter while the other is been asked some questions. Cade here will set up a video feed for you to watch."

Turning to John he adds. "Hopefully we'll be able to end these rumours about your little girl. Damn Scientologists, I'm pretty sure they're behind every last false report about psychic activity. Between you and me, I doubt you're little girls is anything else but the victim of coincidence and these new age fools."


OOC: Diplomacy +8, trying to get John to trust Larry.

 

[Falkus]

"I understand," Wilna says, nodding. "Thank you for your help in this matter. We'll do whatever it takes just to get this behind us."

John seems to warm up a bit to Larry. He watches Cade demonstrate the equipment, nodding thoughtfully to himself. He seems to have a bit of technical background.

 

[industrygothica]

"Architect?" Nick asks John, nodding toward the artwork on the wall.

 

[Falkus]

"Something like that," John said, a bit evasively. "It's not really important."

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[sblock]You seem to remember that the square and compass also happens to be the symbol of the Freemasons.[/sblock]

 

[industrygothica]

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[sblock]You seem to remember that the square and compass also happens to be the symbol of the Freemasons.[/sblock]

[sblock=Falkus]Don't really know anything about them personally, so if it's something important we'll have to rely on skill checks or something rather than roleplaying it. Otherwise, I guess Nick will just be content with the knowledge that John is a Mason, and he doesn't like scientology. [/sblock]

 

[Shayuri]

[sblock]The Freemasons, if memory serves, is an old secret society with posited links to various Secret Master style groups like the Illuminati and the whole 'one world government' crowd. Various personages of power and influence throughout history have been confirmed or suspected Freemasons, including many of the founding fathers of the United States.[/sblock]

 

[kinem]

Diego helps move the equipment as well, or at least he moves it. He wouldn't mind familiarizing himself with the equipment, so he pays attention to Cade's demos.

 

[Shayuri]

While the techies warm up the father, Meredith draws the mother aside into the kitchen.

"I'm familiar with the basics of what's happened here," she says quietly, "But I'd like to hear it from your perspective and in your words, if you don't mind. It'll help give me a context to know what to ask Carol, and what not to ask. If any of my questions are uncomfortable or disagreeable, just say so and we'll move right on. My job here isn't to make things harder for you or your family. Just the opposite, really."

"So...lets start at the beginning. Can you tell me when, and how, all this started?"

 

[Falkus]

"Care for some coffee, maybe juice?" she offered. Once the pleasantries were concluded, she answered the question.

"Well, it started about two years ago. She was talking with us at dinner, and suddenly changed her tone of voice, and said: 'In the last Mayan year, the lords of sand will make themselves known and decide the fate of the world.' It was quite unsettling, to say the least."

"Ever since then, she can just suddenly start talking about strange things, talking in metaphors and the like. You know, things like what the Oracle of Delphi was supposed to say. It's just a child's game, really, but somebody must have heard her do it at school, and taken it more seriously than intended," she sighed. "She's going to grow out of it eventually. It's just a game, but it's brought her so much trouble and attention.