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First Post
The team, Mace included, flew to Switzerland, hot on the trail of Piotr Markov (formerly called Grolliniere) and his Swiss accounts.
There was some confusion, or rather deception about which bank(s) Markov used, and the team was not feeling very confident that they could simultaneously hack into every bank in Switzerland, so Rossini proposed a new idea:
Go find Markov in person.
Markov was visiting family and attending a charity golf event on the shores of Lake Geneva ((NOTE - In our Cthulhu campaign, this site was a sanitarium, I just repurposed it)) and it wouldn't be too hard for the team to infiltrate the golf event, right?
Well, it shouldn't be hard. Some quick cover identities and some money exchanging hands helped to get the team in play. Mace was the announcer, Nick and Mike the caddies, the ladies the players and Rossini the escape plan/wheelman.
The plan was shockingly simple - play some golf, talk to Markov, get the details, sneak off after losing on Day 2 of the event.
The first problem - The ladies did not want to lose. They refused to lose. ((NOTE - And they rolled INCREDIBLY WELL)), so they kept winning, kept raising money for "The Society to Prevent Aggressive Seedy Machinations". Team SPASM finally got slotted into a foursome with Markov and his wife, and after almost organizing an orgy ((Foreign languages can be tough)), the quartet made fast friends.
Rossini, meanwhile was tracking down whether or the "elderly grandma" of Markov was actually elderly or a grandma. She was in fact a grandmother, but she was far more spry than he accounted for. So spry in fact, that she almost broke his arm when they wrestled for the gun after he took the Lord's name in vain and she recoiled from it. ((NOTE - New kind of Vamp tried out, REALLY worked well).
((NOTE - The nursing home proved very problematic. The elderly, many listed as terminal or invalid, had slowly been becoming healthier, more youthful and more aggressive. The nursing staff thought that maybe it was a miracle. It wasn't))
Grandma apparently spent time in Brazil, as her jiu-jitsu was amazing. Rossini though, also spent time in Brazil, because his machete-jitsu was equally amazing. Snicker-snack went the blade and grandma lost a few fingers in the escape.
His cover blown, Rossini improvised Plan B, break into Markov's apartment, locate the bank records, and get the team out quick. The apartment was nice, and Rossini even had time to raid the fridge. But there was a problem - Rossini was bleeding. Not terribly, but enough that he needed to empty a first aid kit and use a bottle of whiskey to clean himself up.
But blood is blood, and grandma wanted blood. So to the apartment she trailed him, leaping from rooftop to rooftop Batman/Assassin's Creed-style until she met up with Rossini while he was picking the lock on Markov's desk.
They fought ((NOTE - Rossini found a way to spend EVERY point on his sheet, except his 2 in Bureaucracy - was BRILLIANT)) and eventually Rossini stole a car, and made his way to the golf course. He ended up sleeping in the parking lot.
Because the rest of the party had been invited to a sunset champagne cocktail party to celebrate the close of Day 1.
The party was good, Desdemona was smooth, and it didn't take more than a few hours of flirting to find out where the vault was and that Mace is going to have to assemble a special team for that job. ((NOTE - THE BANK JOB WILL BE RUN AT DREAMATION)). Markov's mistress, Tatianna was very happy to share details like that after seven drinks and some flirting. Markov though had some trouble....
Nick and Mace found him in the bathroom, where he may have "accidentally slipped when backing up from the urinal, performed a cartwheel, caromed off the sink, slid his head against the mirror and 'done a barrel roll' onto the floor" ((NOTE - Nick forgot the house rule of 'if you say it, the character says it' and a fight broke out.)). Markov was stuffed into a stall using some handcuffs (Mace brought them in case the party was "that" kind of party) and gagged with Nick's socks.
But they had the information, and judging by the mention of "more pieces on the board", Mace was going to have to assemble a larger team for the Op.
Time to go, right? Just give the exit strategy, everyone to the rendezvous point and it's over yes?
Nope. The sun set. Rossini was still in the parking lot. Asleep. At night. In the open.
Grandma found him and peeled the roof off the car like it was a Pez dispenser. Fortunately, the team was on the patio and was able to help Rossini out. Grandma ended up staked on the 6th hole.
Mission accomplished. Rossini got medical attention and the party went to the American Embassy in Geneva to prepare for The Bank Job.
Next time, A super team goes after Markov's bank.
There was some confusion, or rather deception about which bank(s) Markov used, and the team was not feeling very confident that they could simultaneously hack into every bank in Switzerland, so Rossini proposed a new idea:
Go find Markov in person.
Markov was visiting family and attending a charity golf event on the shores of Lake Geneva ((NOTE - In our Cthulhu campaign, this site was a sanitarium, I just repurposed it)) and it wouldn't be too hard for the team to infiltrate the golf event, right?
Well, it shouldn't be hard. Some quick cover identities and some money exchanging hands helped to get the team in play. Mace was the announcer, Nick and Mike the caddies, the ladies the players and Rossini the escape plan/wheelman.
The plan was shockingly simple - play some golf, talk to Markov, get the details, sneak off after losing on Day 2 of the event.
The first problem - The ladies did not want to lose. They refused to lose. ((NOTE - And they rolled INCREDIBLY WELL)), so they kept winning, kept raising money for "The Society to Prevent Aggressive Seedy Machinations". Team SPASM finally got slotted into a foursome with Markov and his wife, and after almost organizing an orgy ((Foreign languages can be tough)), the quartet made fast friends.
Rossini, meanwhile was tracking down whether or the "elderly grandma" of Markov was actually elderly or a grandma. She was in fact a grandmother, but she was far more spry than he accounted for. So spry in fact, that she almost broke his arm when they wrestled for the gun after he took the Lord's name in vain and she recoiled from it. ((NOTE - New kind of Vamp tried out, REALLY worked well).
((NOTE - The nursing home proved very problematic. The elderly, many listed as terminal or invalid, had slowly been becoming healthier, more youthful and more aggressive. The nursing staff thought that maybe it was a miracle. It wasn't))
Grandma apparently spent time in Brazil, as her jiu-jitsu was amazing. Rossini though, also spent time in Brazil, because his machete-jitsu was equally amazing. Snicker-snack went the blade and grandma lost a few fingers in the escape.
His cover blown, Rossini improvised Plan B, break into Markov's apartment, locate the bank records, and get the team out quick. The apartment was nice, and Rossini even had time to raid the fridge. But there was a problem - Rossini was bleeding. Not terribly, but enough that he needed to empty a first aid kit and use a bottle of whiskey to clean himself up.
But blood is blood, and grandma wanted blood. So to the apartment she trailed him, leaping from rooftop to rooftop Batman/Assassin's Creed-style until she met up with Rossini while he was picking the lock on Markov's desk.
They fought ((NOTE - Rossini found a way to spend EVERY point on his sheet, except his 2 in Bureaucracy - was BRILLIANT)) and eventually Rossini stole a car, and made his way to the golf course. He ended up sleeping in the parking lot.
Because the rest of the party had been invited to a sunset champagne cocktail party to celebrate the close of Day 1.
The party was good, Desdemona was smooth, and it didn't take more than a few hours of flirting to find out where the vault was and that Mace is going to have to assemble a special team for that job. ((NOTE - THE BANK JOB WILL BE RUN AT DREAMATION)). Markov's mistress, Tatianna was very happy to share details like that after seven drinks and some flirting. Markov though had some trouble....
Nick and Mace found him in the bathroom, where he may have "accidentally slipped when backing up from the urinal, performed a cartwheel, caromed off the sink, slid his head against the mirror and 'done a barrel roll' onto the floor" ((NOTE - Nick forgot the house rule of 'if you say it, the character says it' and a fight broke out.)). Markov was stuffed into a stall using some handcuffs (Mace brought them in case the party was "that" kind of party) and gagged with Nick's socks.
But they had the information, and judging by the mention of "more pieces on the board", Mace was going to have to assemble a larger team for the Op.
Time to go, right? Just give the exit strategy, everyone to the rendezvous point and it's over yes?
Nope. The sun set. Rossini was still in the parking lot. Asleep. At night. In the open.
Grandma found him and peeled the roof off the car like it was a Pez dispenser. Fortunately, the team was on the patio and was able to help Rossini out. Grandma ended up staked on the 6th hole.
Mission accomplished. Rossini got medical attention and the party went to the American Embassy in Geneva to prepare for The Bank Job.
Next time, A super team goes after Markov's bank.