Invasion. Gathering of Heroes (February 1930)

Once outside, Waller decides that the safest plan would be to sneak aboard a cargo car on a train that is making it's way north, and eventually make their way to a port city such as Hamburg, Kiel, or Lübeck and board a ship bound for Britain. He explains to Gunther that the two of them might need to secure false identification papers, such as passports using an alias, in order to get to Britain. He and Gunther pool their marks (currency) and prepare to have it available to use as a bribe if necessary. The plan is to request sanctuary for political persecution in London upon arrival.

Rolls
Hide and Move Silently to sneak aboard a cargo car 10 and 12
Disguise (minor details only to appear as a common traveler on a pleasure trip to Britain) 21
Gather Information to find a ship bound for Britain (made as carefully as possible) 1 and 5 plus 5 and 1 at this point Waller will suggest Gunther try since he is obviously destined to fail at this attempt
Gather Information to find a provider of forged passports (if necessary) 6 and 3 and since this is obviously not his strong suit Waller will again ask Gunther to try, if necessary
Spot and Listen to see if anyone is following them 25 and 29
 

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"Sorry sir. I've got to run. One of Long's ships is trying to escape. Its a blood bath out there. With these words, Percy hangs the phone up and runs out onto the docks.

[sblock=VV]A few questions by way of clarification.

1. Is the ship coming towards or going away from Percy.

2. How far is he from the ship's bridge

3. Can he see the pilot.

4. Are there any boats around.

5. Is the inspector still around.
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"We've heard of some strange jobs going on around town. Very secretive and high paying job. Personally I'm insulted I haven't been contacted about them and when Alexi here showed up out of the blue and started asking about these jobs I figured I'd come ask the man who has the answers and connections to all the scum in New York. So naturally I thought of you. Tell me. How can me and my friend get in on one of these jobs. I've been thinking of laying low for a while. No heat on me now and I'd like to keep it that way. I figure one well paying job and I can take a breather for a while. What say you Paulo? Did I come to the right place?" Vincent says to Paulo.
 


London Docks (Percy)
Special agent Percy burst out of the cabin.
He sees the ship passing right in front of him, and moving along the line of the dock. The inspector is running after it, gun on hand, shooting the guards. There is a small fishing boat parked nearby that somehow managed to avoid being destroyed by Long’s ship.
Percy spots the captain of the ship on the ship’s cabin. He seems to be driving the ship on his own.
But what most alarms the Interpol agent is a big, petrol oil ship parked on the other side of the docks, in collision trajectory with Long’s ship!

OOC: I think that replies to your questions, actions? Remember that running away its as good course of action as any other XD

Police Station (George Wilkinson)
Unfortunately none on the station speaks Russian, although they inform George that Jasper does. George and Charleston try to figure out the functioning of the device in the box.
In the lab, the box examined carefully. The apparatus is dismantled and inside, it’s full of common technology and strange, alien looking devices. Wilkinson and Charleston agree that the artefact is some sort of mind controlling machine, it emits a pulse of a certain wavelength signal, that the human brain can receive. However how does the device actually controls the subject is unclear. Perhaps it is something else that exerts the control? Fred’s autopsy might throw some light over the enigma. There is also the note that needs to be translated by Jasper....


OOC: Charleston will follw you, your actions?

On the Run: Luxury cruise (Waller)
Gunter made the investigations fairly good, although in some cases he sliped a word or two out of place, that triggered a frown in the officer’s and employees’ face. However the pair is fairly confident that no one suspects of them. There is a train going straight to Hamburg, transporting food and other cargo, and there is also a big ship of some sort, departing from the docks of Hamburg once the cargo of the train is loaded on it.
The pair on the run board a cargo car on a departing train. The trip was uneventful, while long, but eventually they reached their destination. A short walk from the train station to the docks and the pair soon saw the assembled ships, and the noise and smells of a big port.
Gunther made more investigations and talked to some underground contacts and acquire two fake passports not without spending a good amount of marks; and found out about a cruiser to England, where waiters are required. The ship pointed out is enormous, and luxurious.
With some sounding marks Gunther and Waller bribe the man in charge of finding suitable waiters, and get aboard the ship.
Waller is weary, however, since he spotted a rather suspicious looking man twice already, once in the way to the docks and then at the docks. Apparently he couldn’t board the ship, Although he is pretty sure that the man has saw Gunther and himself boarding.
Waller’s attempts to follow the disguise and the waiter character are flawless, and as he is used to follow orders, he fulfils his role great at first. The chief of waiters, an English man called Thomas seems very pleased by the attitude of the pair, and soon commands them to go to the saloon and care for the passager’s needs.
Waller and Gunther are surprised when they enter the saloon, with their waiters clothes: The place is huge, heavily decorated and people in the most elegant clothes, go by, talk and act like rich people.
Soon enough people starts to call Waller to attend to their wishes, something the soldier was not used to.

Gunther's rolls: HERE
I’ll need some social skill rolls in order to not spoil the charade, and also your intended course of action..


Fetuchi Club (Jasper and Vincent)
“Well Tommy...” Paulo says and sits more comfortable. “I have some associates that might have just what you want, however it is not something you can just step in and step out, as you did with Capone. By the way that man is furious about his weapon, the one that you didn’t retrieve. Ha has placed a... reward on your head, so to speak. Don’t look at me with those eyes bambino, I’m not telling I’m going to try and charge it. It would be suicidal. But, casually, Capone is the one offering these strange jobs, so if I were you I’d step out of his path before I end up with a bullet between the eyes. As for the nature of those missions, it usually involves placing some box or something inside a person’s house, or killing a specific target, although those generally target unimportant, common folk, don’t ask me why. Capone comes here, leaves me a list of things, and when they are done he comes and pays. Don’t know what else I can tell you.

Jasper’s sense motive is 11. He thinks Paulo is being truthful.
 
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Waller is not comfortable in social situations. He became a soldier to fight for his country, not spend time wagging his tongue. Leave that to the diplomats. So as he moves about the cruise ship he attempts to do his job quietly and without drawing too much attention to himself. He makes certain to be conciliatory when absolutely necessary, but mostly tries to keep his mouth shut. He does his job, and nothing more. Maybe in another time he would make a fine waiter, but he is more interested in keeping his head low, and he'd be happy if his customers never even remember his name (his fake name of course). He assumes the persona of one Richard Flemming. The name sounds English enough, and if there is one thing Waller can do well--aside from fire a rifle--it is language. He is a master of several tongues, having spent time abroad in both Switzerland and England before the Great War. His English is flawless, and he speaks it with nary an accent. He does his best to speak in broken German (when it is called for), so as to hide his true national heritage, at least when around anyone who doesn't know any better.

Rolls
Bluff to pretend to be English 11
Disguise to assume the identity of an English waiter 16
 

"So let me get this straight. Capone put a price on MY HEAD? I've never failed him and as far as I'm concerned I'm still working on retreiving his gun. I mean it wasn't for lack of trying." as he says this he turns his coat so that Paulo can see the fresh bullet holes. "Get Capone on the line and tell him I'm here, I'm still looking for his gun and I want in on these high paying jobs. Remind him that I got his documents back earlier and tell him I have some leads and I'll get him his gun back..." He looks over to Alexi and motions for him to come closer. Then turning back to Paulo "...remind him that I'm his best hitter and that I have not taken an insult in the fact that he didn't consult me in these hits, after all I wasn't exclusively working for him. But I'd be willing to do it now. I owe some money to some Sicilians and I can use the steady cash flow. Do it now." Vincent says this last line as a command and then closes his eyes, takes a deep breath and adds "Please."

Bluff; Sense Motive; Intimidate. Intimidats (+1 reputation). (1d20+2=16, 1d20-1=13, 1d20+4=13)
 

Percy runs out on to the docks and sees that as the ship moves down the docks, the captain is slowly becoming a perfect target. Before drawing his weapon and shooting, Percy has a quick look around. What he sees makes him rapidly change his plan. Long's ship is on a collision course with a petrol tanker. He is not sure exactly what will happen if they hit but it can't be good. What's more the captain is the only person who can avert the collision so shooting him is definitely not a good idea.

Pausing only to shout "TAKE COVER", Percy reverses direction and runs to put a warehouse between him and the tanker. At the same time has he starts running, he starts counting. If there is no explosion, he will break cover after his count reaches twice the number he estimated that it would take Long's ship to reach the tanker.
 

"So let me get this straight. Capone put a price on MY HEAD? I've never failed him and as far as I'm concerned I'm still working on retreiving his gun. I mean it wasn't for lack of trying." as he says this he turns his coat so that Paulo can see the fresh bullet holes. "Get Capone on the line and tell him I'm here, I'm still looking for his gun and I want in on these high paying jobs. Remind him that I got his documents back earlier and tell him I have some leads and I'll get him his gun back..." He looks over to Alexi and motions for him to come closer. Then turning back to Paulo "...remind him that I'm his best hitter and that I have not taken an insult in the fact that he didn't consult me in these hits, after all I wasn't exclusively working for him. But I'd be willing to do it now. I owe some money to some Sicilians and I can use the steady cash flow. Do it now." Vincent says this last line as a command and then closes his eyes, takes a deep breath and adds "Please."

"Now you are getting the hang of it, if your always on the edge you have nothing to fear." Jasper says in russian as he moves closer and pulls out his knife and runs his thumb along the dull side of it while smiling at Paulo.

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Intimidation:1d20+1=9
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