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Kingdom Lost - Episode 1 "Pilot"
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Tokiwong
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barsoomcore said:
A list of articles is pulled up on Google all of the ones on the first page have nothing to do with the Pepperdine murder, except one. A local news site, Channel 9 news, which has a blurb on the incident, it reads as follows:
Sunday morning at Pepperdine University the body of 19-year-old Sarah McAllen was found inside a Business Auditorium. She had been murdered in what police are stating was a ritualized murder. No suspects have been named at this time, but this brings the total of similar styled murders to three in the last two months. If you have any information leading to the capture of the… [snip]
That is the gist of the article.
Alicia turns to Sakura, “I wish I had something juicy to whet your appetite, but she called just before you arrived, and seemed pretty distraught. I barely was able to set an appointment for her. I hope she has calmed down by the time she gets here.”
Outside the Office in the parking lot
The car was still idling. The radio was on but she had long ago stopped listening. She did not even realize she had been crying, until she checked her makeup in the mirror, and sighed. She did what she could to fix her makeup, and then checked her outfit. The smooth blue business suit was classic, feminine, and attractive. Although she had gained some weight since the birth of her son, she tried not to let it annoy her too much.
She finally picked up her son, sitting coy in his child seat and made her way towards the office. She passed through the door, and waited a few minutes in the waiting room, before Alicia allowed her to come in the back. She wore her blonde hair short, and had green eyes, which were not as bright as they could be. She had a modest amount of makeup on, and wore a locket around her neck. She sat her son on the table, and he kicked slowly and cried for a moment, before she placed a pacifier in his mouth.
She waited for a moment before speaking aloud, “Good morning, thanks for seeing me. I, uh, I wanted to hire you to…” she paused for a moment, “to follow my husband. I man, let me start over, my name is Sandra Martin. I, my husband David, David Martin and I have been married for three years now. This is, is” she tears up, “our son, Sean.”
She takes a few seconds to get her senses before continuing, “I think he is cheating on me,” she finally says aloud. She relaxes after saying that, “He, well things have been different lately, and I know with the baby, it isn’t like we get all the time we used to have with each other. I try, but its hard, we are both working and then the other day I found this in his pocket when I was cleaning our clothes.”
She places a crumpled paper on the desk. On it is a phone number and a name, Selene. Sandra cracks a wry, half-hearted smile, “I have not tried the number, and I just don’t know what to do. I am hoping that you can help me, and just tell me that I am worried about nothing. I know what your price is, and I am prepared to pay it. I hope you will take my case,” she finishes, as she dries her eyes.
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Shalimar
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Sakura let herself slide off her desk in a graceful forward motion that brings her within a few feet of the distraught woman, not close enough to invade her personal space, she was raised better then that, but certainly close enough to Mrs. Martin that if the woman wanted some kind of physical contact to reasure her that she was well within a comfortable reach. She gave the woman her best concerned but reassuring smile, she did genuinely feel for the woman, if her suspicions were correct, and they generally were, it was always enough to tug at Sakura's heart, especially when there was a baby involved.
"Sean is just a little cutie isn't he?" Sakura said, smiling at the baby, trying to apeal tot he woman's maternal pride to calm her down. "You really don't need to worry about it Mrs. Martin, I'd never turn you away. I'll handle your case personally. We're very good at it, we'll be able to tell you whats what soon enough, but we will have to ask you a few questions so we have something to start on, if thats okay with you I mean." Sakura opens her mouth to ask the first of her questions when she blinks in astonishment.
"I haven't even introduced us yet have I? Where are my manners?" she asks rhetorically. "I am Sakura Chance, and the other detectives I'll be working with on this are Dexter Kaufman, and Dan Kovalsson." she says, indicating each man in turn. "I can understand if this might be dificult, so we can take our time with our questions if you'd like." she says, getting a legal pad and a fountain pen out of her desk to write down some notes on.
"We'll just need to know some information about David so that we can start to investigate. Where does he work, what's his normal schedule as far as when he leaves the house, what's his normal work schedule, that sort of thing."
(OOC: A diplomacy check to calm and re-assure her that she is doing the right thing)
"Sean is just a little cutie isn't he?" Sakura said, smiling at the baby, trying to apeal tot he woman's maternal pride to calm her down. "You really don't need to worry about it Mrs. Martin, I'd never turn you away. I'll handle your case personally. We're very good at it, we'll be able to tell you whats what soon enough, but we will have to ask you a few questions so we have something to start on, if thats okay with you I mean." Sakura opens her mouth to ask the first of her questions when she blinks in astonishment.
"I haven't even introduced us yet have I? Where are my manners?" she asks rhetorically. "I am Sakura Chance, and the other detectives I'll be working with on this are Dexter Kaufman, and Dan Kovalsson." she says, indicating each man in turn. "I can understand if this might be dificult, so we can take our time with our questions if you'd like." she says, getting a legal pad and a fountain pen out of her desk to write down some notes on.
"We'll just need to know some information about David so that we can start to investigate. Where does he work, what's his normal schedule as far as when he leaves the house, what's his normal work schedule, that sort of thing."
(OOC: A diplomacy check to calm and re-assure her that she is doing the right thing)
JimAde
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Dexter gets up from his desk and quietly goes to the coffee maker. He pours a cup and grabs the sugar and cream. He walks over and puts them in front of Mrs. Martin so she can prepare it to her taste without interrupting her conversation with Sakura.
He notes the phone number on the paper and returns to his desk to start right in on identifying the phone number.
(OOC:Start a research check. I assume it will take too long to affect this conversation, but I'll get started while I listen to the others talk with Mrs. Martin. Sakura seems to have the situation well in hand as usual).
He notes the phone number on the paper and returns to his desk to start right in on identifying the phone number.
(OOC:Start a research check. I assume it will take too long to affect this conversation, but I'll get started while I listen to the others talk with Mrs. Martin. Sakura seems to have the situation well in hand as usual).
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barsoomcore
Unattainable Ideal
Dan gets a chair for Mrs. Martin, giving her a warm smile as he does so. He takes up a position outside of the conversation between Sakura and the client, watching the woman's reactions to Sakura's questions. He listens carefully and thoughtfully to the conversation, and smiles encouragingly whenever Mrs. Martin or Sean looks over.
(OOC: Aid Another on Sakura's Diplomacy check and Sense Motive on Mrs. Martin)
(OOC: Aid Another on Sakura's Diplomacy check and Sense Motive on Mrs. Martin)
Tokiwong
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Shalimar said:
Dan Aids Another and gets an 18. Sakura rolls a total Diplomacy Check of 28. The total is 30 with the +2 from Dan's Aid Another. Sandra is Indifferent and it improves her attitude to Helpful. Good roll. Dan's Sense Motive check is 24. Another good roll. Dexter rolls a 25 total, including the +2 for using a Computer System, for his Research check. It will take 4 hours to glean all the information.
Sandra seems to warm up to Sakura immensely, breaking a weak smile, “Thank you Miss Chance. I really appreciate it, I don’t know what else to say, I was worried about coming in here I did not know what to expect. I keep thinking this is somehow my fault,” she says with a sigh. She fixes her coffee and takes a sip with a slightly biter face, “uh, thank you.”
“My husband works at Best Buy down the road, in the Blue Ocean Plaza, he is a manager there. He has been there for five years now, he likes his work,” she says softly, “he usually goes into work at seven thirty, and comes home around six to seven depending on what is going on. Unless he has stuff to handle after work, but he usually calls me. Usually,” she adds with some annoyance. She continues after another bitter sip, “He takes lunch usually around twelve, we used to at together but with m recent schedule change, it just dos not work out. We use to eat at this lovely Thai place, very nice and not too expensive. As far as his work schedule he usually only works Monday through Friday, but sometimes Saturday if there is a big sale. Which has been happening more often, I guess they are in a buy season,” she says half-heartedly, as she nurses the mug of coffee.
Dan notices that with his Sense Motive check she is being genuine, she seems to be very distraught and at a loss for what to do. Nothing deceptive as far as he can see, a fairly honest woman in a tough situation.
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JimAde
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Dexter pops up Notepad on his machine and jots down a reminder to check on retail promotions over the last few months. He wants to check if there have really been an unusual number of "big sales" recently.
He takes the last sip of his excellent Sumatran coffee and tosses the cup wistfully into the wastbasket.
He takes the last sip of his excellent Sumatran coffee and tosses the cup wistfully into the wastbasket.
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barsoomcore
Unattainable Ideal
Dan gives Sakura a serious nod to indicate Mrs. Martin seems on the level to him. He leans forward to ask a question.
"What caused your recent schedule change, Mrs Martin?"
"What caused your recent schedule change, Mrs Martin?"
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Shalimar
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Sakura winces sympathetically when Sandra sips her coffee. "I am sorry about that, I've learned to avoid the coffee around here." she says with a sigh.
"Look, Sandra, right now, we don't even now whats going on, and even if he were cheating, that doesn't make it your fault, if he is cheating, and thats a big if, its his fault, its not yours, so don't take responseibility for it. There is enough for you to be responsible for, there's no need to take on responsibility for something you didn't do." she says, rubbing Sean's hair, making it clear what she is talking about.
"I just have few more questions and then we can get to work on this for you. Do you have a picture of David with you for our file? Thats the biggest one, the other is just how you would like us to report to you our findings."
"Look, Sandra, right now, we don't even now whats going on, and even if he were cheating, that doesn't make it your fault, if he is cheating, and thats a big if, its his fault, its not yours, so don't take responseibility for it. There is enough for you to be responsible for, there's no need to take on responsibility for something you didn't do." she says, rubbing Sean's hair, making it clear what she is talking about.
"I just have few more questions and then we can get to work on this for you. Do you have a picture of David with you for our file? Thats the biggest one, the other is just how you would like us to report to you our findings."
