[Delta Green] Operas and Avatars: Puppet Shows and Shadow Plays

[taitzu52]

"I don't know if it is made out of a metal or plastic." The bomb squad tech shrugs. "It only weighs a few pounds and cannot see anyway of opening it short of busting it open. I can put in a bomb proof container for shipped to any lab you want."

"In the mean time," Andrews adds, "let's get it into a bomb proof container until we figure out what's going on."

 

[Gomez]

(OOC- I'm going to need some Knowledge - Law checks here. How much pull do we have in this situation? Legally, first, it IS on Native territory. Secondly, I know I talk trash about it a lot, but how much pull do I have in DC? Could I get the military on this if need be?)

OOC: The Apache reservation is sovereign and homicides are local crimes. It would be a violation of protocol to try and get the sphere away from Colorados. Though you could suggest that they could make use of the FBI's technology expertise and laboratories in the matter.

As for how much clout you have, you personally could not call out the national guard but you could inform the higher ups of the situation and let them make the call.

 

[taitzu52]

(OOC- My remarks weren't meant to bully him, just scare him. I'm kind of surprised that he's not more scared of "it". And yes, I am informing the upper ups in DC of the current situation.)

 

[Gomez]

(OOC- My remarks weren't meant to bully him, just scare him. I'm kind of surprised that he's not more scared of "it". And yes, I am informing the upper ups in DC of the current situation.)

OOC: Sorry about that. Bully was the wrong word to use in that situation.

 

[taitzu52]

(OOC- Well, we all know what Andrews looks like when he want's to be a bully! )

 

[Maerdwyn]

Solomon, seeing his partner sticking up for he really thinks is best the best course of action regarding the sphere, shoots a very slight nod at Andrews, but stays silent for now, figuring Andrews doesn't need his help at this point, and that he might be needed to play "good cop" in order to smooth things over in a little while, depending on how hot Andrews gets.

 

[Gomez]

The bomb squad places the sphere into a bomb proof container and it is flown out of the reservation police headquarters for further study. Forensics finally gets to enter the cave. After about 2 hours they are done. Major Garrett and Sheriff Colorados are organizing the manhunt.

Andrews calls DC and gives a updated report. He is told to not create a problem with the Sheriff and that they will get back with Andrews after the higher ups have time to talk it over.

OOC: Don't worry no one is jumping out and shooting you for 50 points of damage. Not yet at least!

 

[taitzu52]

"OK, Sheriff," says Andrews, "do us a favor and lock that thing down. Give it top security until experts can arrive. We don't know what we've got, and I would ask you to weigh what sort of resources you have available into this decision." Underneath the surface, Andrews is incredibly put out by Colorados' decision to suddenly pull the jurisdiction card over something so obviously beyond the reservations resources to handle. It's as if he's been waiting this whole time to jump on something...anything. Andrews responds to his phone call to DC, "Make it quick, I don't trust the security around here, and this is big. Really big." He turns to Brown, "This is a mess. How's the manhunt going to play out?"

 

[Maerdwyn]

"No idea. Everyone's looking, and the area is being locked down, so we should have a good shot at picking him up, but then again, I thought we had him cornered in the cave, so...

"But whatever happens with our shooter, he's not the end of the story. Once everyone finishes with the the evidence here, let's head back to the motel - we need to figure out how "Tall, Dark and Deadly" fits in with everything we've already got."

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(edited out conversation for later)

 

[taitzu52]

(OOC- Slow down there, cowpoke. I'm still back in the desert trying to secure alien technology here. But I'll back up and read it when the timing's right.)