Freedom City PBP

[Tonguez]

Seeing Ras and Century Girl reemerge from the elevator shaft Bastion calls to them

"The bombs aren't attached to the main systems, I say we find the girl and clear the area before it blows. The cults abandoned the place

Ras download what you can from the computers -if nothing else, its all evidence "

 

[Graf]

Entrapper watches as the rest of the group descends in the shaft and disappear from sight.

I'll see about finding the kid in the 11s on this floor.

Clutching his hat to his head with one hand he plants the other hand on the doors and pulls himself "down" through the elevator doors disappearing out of sight.

Four filled rooms... there should be an 11 in each one...

As he rushes back to room A to try to throw the switch for pod 11 he mutters to himself
I hope they're remembered to deactivate that bomb too...

 

[Insight]

Beneath Freedom Zoo, Feb. 14th, Evening

10:53

10:52

10:51

On subfloor 3...

Seeing Ras and Century Girl reemerge from the elevator shaft Bastion calls to them

"The bombs aren't attached to the main systems, I say we find the girl and clear the area before it blows. The cults abandoned the place

Ras download what you can from the computers -if nothing else, its all evidence "

Bastion, surveying the servers he can access, finds some critical information...

[sblock=Bastion]You finally locate Emily Diaz on the surveillance video. She was indeed here on subfloor 3, and was taken to the room Century Girl and Mnemonic are currently searching. She was kept there along with several other kids around the same age.

About an hour before the mass exodus, a bunch of robed individuals entered that chamber and they appeared to perform some sort of ceremony involving all of these snakes seen wandering around the facility. One of the kids was bitten by a snake, and once the kid was effectively poisoned or whatever, the kid was unshackled and taken out of the facility, along with the rest of the kids. As far as you can tell, all of the kids, including Emily Diaz, were taken away.

Now the question remains: where was she taken?[/sblock]

Century Girl and Mnemonic enter the strange chamber (see above for a description of this room). Mnemonic is led to the central control console. Century Girl explains that she hasn't touched anything, just to be on the safe side. Mnemonic studies the device for a few moments, then determines that the control console is used to command some sort of remote robotic servants. The servants themselves are not present - no one has thus seen them (these servants are not the security guards you guys fought earlier). Mnemonic determines that the servants are probably used to aid in the torture that goes on in this room... or possibly human sacrifice.

There doesn't appear to be anything else of value here.

On subfloor 2...

Entrapper watches as the rest of the group descends in the shaft and disappear from sight.

I'll see about finding the kid in the 11s on this floor.

Clutching his hat to his head with one hand he plants the other hand on the doors and pulls himself "down" through the elevator doors disappearing out of sight.

Four filled rooms... there should be an 11 in each one...

The Entrapper once again rushes through the 4 subchambers leading from the main room, looking for Pod 11.

[sblock=Entrapper]All of the pods contain robots of some kind. Three groups contain security robots, and one contains more utility looking robots. You don't see any organic beings in any of the pods.[/sblock]

 

[hero4hire]

"Alright Century Girl. Nothing more here. We should probably hook back up with the others and get out of here." As CG lifts him to fly back he says.
"I definitely am not used to this type of taxi service. Maybe I should get a rocket belt."

 

[Graf]

OK...
Entrapper retraces his steps to the elevator shaft.

These things are all robots!
The Entrapper is standing on the edge of the shaft, panting from all this running around (and the fatigue from triggering the suit's insubstantial power).
Is the bomb off?

 

[Insight]

Freedom Zoo, Feb. 14th, Evening

On subfloor 3...

Bastion, having figured out that Emily Diaz was no longer in the building, decided to search for a list of possible targets this organization might have. Mnemonic, done with searching the "ceremony room", arrives at Bastion's side.

"Let me have a look at that," Mnemonic says. Bastion shows Mnemonic as much as possible within the given time frame, and Mnemonic "downloads" this information into his mental database.

"We still don't have a name for this group," Bastion points out.

On subfloor 2...

The Entrapper is standing on the edge of the shaft, panting from all this running around (and the fatigue from triggering the suit's insubstantial power).
Is the bomb off?

Bastion calls up the elevator shaft, "I haven't found any way to shut them down, but we might just be able to get out of here before they go off. Maybe warn anyone around. Zoo administrators, those folks."

Century Girl grabs Mnemonic and together with Bastion, the heroes fly to meet those waiting near subfloor 2.

"Let's get out of here," Bastion says.

Above ground...

The heroes exit the facility and spend the next few minutes clearing the immediate area of the serpent exhibit. A few questions about the nature of the explosion, but most people are perfectly willing to listen to the heroes' warnings. The explosion goes off, without much fanfare.

"Now what?" Bastion asks.

 

[Insight]

Outside Freedom Zoo, Feb. 14th, Evening

Once the zoo officials have been updated on the strange explosion beneath the serpent exhibit, Mnemonic, Bastion, and the Entrapper meet Century Girl, Nanite, and Glory outside the zoo.

As Bastion and the Entrapper discuss future plans with the rest of the heroes, Mnemonic, wanders off a bit. His head full of details from the servers found in the strange base, Mnemonic sifts through the virtual database within his powerful brain.

[sblock=Mnemonic]Based on everything you've seen within the facility, and the varied database items you've been mentally perusing since scanning the servers on subfloor 3, you believe the organization you're dealing with is the BROTHERHOOD OF THE YELLOW SIGN.

This organization, secretive in nature, is only mentioned in whispers and rumor. The vast majority of official information sources seem to concur that the Brotherhood of the Yellow Sign doesn't exist, or is likely a fabrication of some sensationalist journalist or novelist. There is not one mention of the Brotherhood in a legitimate news source that confirms the existence of this organization.

Regardless, the Brotherhood appears to exist. And they likely have Emily Diaz in their hands.

According to the information taken from the Brotherhood's servers, there are three other facilities within the Freedom City area. They are:

* Hanover (a residential area)
* The Freedom City Airport
* The Riverfront

Now to narrow down where they may have taken Emily...[/sblock]

Century Girl, Nanite, and Glory have gone by the time Mnemonic returns to the group.

 

[DM_Matt]

*Bump*

 

[Tonguez]

"So anyone got any idea what we're dealing with?" Bastion asks "from what I saw my theory is its some sick cult with a whole lot of cash and power. They've got a lot of kids too" he shivers at the thought

"So anyone know of any major cults with a snake fetish? How the zoo officials could be so oblivious is beyond me... "

 

[hero4hire]

"So anyone got any idea what where dealing with?" Bastion asks "from what I saw my theory is its some sick cult with a whole lot of cash and power. They've got a lot of kids too" he shivers at the thought

"So anyone know of any major cults with a snake fetish? How the zoo officials could be so oblivious is beyond me... "

"Based on all the Data I have collected, I believe we are dealing with the Brotherhood of the Yellow Sign. An organization so secretive I can only recall references in some Tabloids, and Conspiracy Theory Websites. But The Data from the servers seems to implicity incriminate this supposedly non-existant group. Which means they exist. From the servers I have found references to 3 other Brotherhood Faculities in specific locations here in Freedom City.

A residential home in Hanover, The Freedom City Airport, The Riverfront.

Emily Diaz must be in one of them."