Kingdom Lost - Episode 2 "Department 7"

[Tokiwong]

Internet Café in Hollywood

0915 in Hollywood… same day…

Chloe sips at her cappuccino, she wears jeans, boots, and a black top and is lugging around a white sports bag with her dancing clubs inside. She stretches her neck as she takes a seat at an empty terminal facing the wall. She sighs, it was another long night, but it had been somewhat interesting.

She grabs the mouse and opens up the web browser, and cycles to a Yahoo to open up her email. She looks around nervously and then starts to compose an email to an address, smoothdrow69@yahoo.com.

Hey Rizz,

I know you told m not to use this unless it was really important, well I just had two different run-ins with people looking for you. The first was a woman, a drow, like you, she said her name was Halindra Schultz, I didn’t like her at all. I didn’t tell her anything, I promise, she just seemed too cold.

The other were these two guys, Ted and Chris, Ted works for a magazine but he says he knows you and was concerned that you were in trouble baby. Ted seemed really nice, but I didn’t really tell him much either, I told him I would show him where your old place was, but it isn’t like we can get in, I don’t have a key. He just seemed really concerned, like me, what happened baby? Why are all these people looking for you, I know you have a complicated business, but I am scared.

Get back to me soon, let me know you are okay.

Miss you,

Chloe

Chloe sighs before she sends the email and removes the sent copy from her box. She closed the browser and cleared the screen with a sigh. She wasn’t sure about anything anymore, but at least she was doing her best to try and protect Rizzym. She stands and grabs her bag and walks out sipping her drink.

Outside in a black Acura sedan…

“This is Vale, keeping tabs on the woman, you were right, the detectives contacted her, and it looks like they may have made some headway. We will continue to follow them, in luck they may lead us straight to Rizzym, and if not we can use the human female,” a man’s voice speaks clearly into a cell phone from inside the sedan. He was a drow, an ebon skinned elf with close short cropped white hair, dressed in a well-pointed suit.

A woman’ voice replies, “Good, she knows something I am sure. But do not act till we have Rizzym they are all simply a means to an end. Follow up on the detectives.”

“Of course mistress, I will report to you again, when I have something more for you to report,” Vale replies as he ends the call. He pulls the vehicle out of the parking lot and follows Chloe slowly for a moment before pulling off…

 

[Festy_Dog]

Dexter peers at James over the top of his screen and says, "Apparently, Mr. Vanderwolf is less up on this than we thought. Care to fill the boss-man in?" he asks with a mischevious smirk.

"She's a scion, in a nutshell that's basically a psychic as far as I know. It's all tied in with your friend Harvey, from Department 7. As it so happened, not only was Selene the target of the cheating husband's affections, but of Project Omega, a splinter cell of Department 7 who seem to be on the more extreme side of things. They had intended to put a cap in Selene, so we intervened," James explains, "Anyway, we stumbled across a lead into the case of the ritual killings going on at the university campus. Sakura was following that up last night while we were at Verve. Hmm, also there have been a number of people shot recently. They'd include me, Selene, and Sakura's brother who copped it worst. Took a hit to the shoulder from a high-powered rifle or something, we're guessing the shot was intended for Sakura who was standing near him at the time. She's also a scion as it happens, and she's worried that Project Omega has it's eye on her or something, though through involvement with Department 7 should she technically be exempt from Omega's agenda. I think that's most of it, anything I left out, Dex?"

 

[Tokiwong]

"She's a scion, in a nutshell that's basically a psychic as far as I know. It's all tied in with your friend Harvey, from Department 7. As it so happened, not only was Selene the target of the cheating husband's affections, but of Project Omega, a splinter cell of Department 7 who seem to be on the more extreme side of things. They had intended to put a cap in Selene, so we intervened," James explains, "Anyway, we stumbled across a lead into the case of the ritual killings going on at the university campus. Sakura was following that up last night while we were at Verve. Hmm, also there have been a number of people shot recently. They'd include me, Selene, and Sakura's brother who copped it worst. Took a hit to the shoulder from a high-powered rifle or something, we're guessing the shot was intended for Sakura who was standing near him at the time. She's also a scion as it happens, and she's worried that Project Omega has it's eye on her or something, though through involvement with Department 7 should she technically be exempt from Omega's agenda. I think that's most of it, anything I left out, Dex?"

“Harvey,” he sighs, “I should have known. He is a good guy, but a crackpot he has some crazy ideas, he has shown me some crazy stuff, but it isn’t anything supernatural or crazy.”

“Listen, I don’t mind if you buy into, if you believe that stuff, that is your choice, but I am going to tell you, I don’t like to buy into that stuff. Never have, there is a logical explanation for everything, it jut takes time to find it. Why we are detectives, our job to figure out what is really going on. Now about this ritual killings, I don’t mind you guys taking an interest just don’t step on any toes, and be sure to contact the police as soon as you find anything useful or relevant. Don’t be cowboy and try to solve this yourself without keeping them in the loop. That pisses them off, real bad.”

Alicia smirks and mouths something incomprehensible, but it sounds like a smartass comment under her breath. She adjusts herself in her seat and continues filing her nails while Graham looks from Dexter to James with a serious look.

He sighs, “Now if you believe what you are saying, then fine. I have learned to live with Alicia’s crazy alien abduction theories I think I can live with your little scion stuff, just stay focused and don’t let Harvey lead you off the deep end.”

He is about to say something else when the phone rings. Alicia answers it and then turns to James, “James you have a call on line 1,” she says sarcastically, “the great and mysterious Harvey,” she grins.

Graham rolls his eyes, “I will be in my office,” he takes another sip from his cup as he walks back inside closing his door.

 

[JimAde]

Dexter watches Graham go back into his office, then looks to James. "He's a skeptic, I guess." He shrugs and gets back to work.

[OOC: Research roll. I should have done this earlier, but I'm looking for any reports of unidentified bodies or John Doe hospital admissions matching Rizzym's description (not sure how I'd get that, but I don't have a +12 Research modifier like Dexter ). Since most people don't seem to notice that he's "different" I'm looking for African American men of his apparent age, height and build. If it's just not possible, let me know.]

 

[Festy_Dog]

James listens to his uncle, and nods when he talks about police getting angry about being left out.

Yep, they did get pretty irrate about being left out of something they were involved in. I always tried to discuss things with them but they often got pretty angry about us going over their heads.

He is about to say something else when the phone rings. Alicia answers it and then turns to James, “James you have a call on line 1,” she says sarcastically, “the great and mysterious Harvey,” she grins.

James' stomach twists.

He went digging!?

"Ahh, thanks Alicia," he says, going to pick up the phone on his desk.

He wouldn't know much, if anything, but what kind of resources does D7 have at their disposal?

He takes a deep breath, and his hand hovers over the phone.

Dexter watches Graham go back into his office, then looks to James. "He's a skeptic, I guess." He shrugs and gets back to work.

"Heh, appears so," he says, his voice tinged with nervousness.

Be cool, deal with any hurdles as they come. He's probably just organising another meeting with us as a group anyway.

James picks up the phone, and speaks in a voice lacking any of his inner turbulence, "Harvey, good to hear from you. Any news?"

 

[Tokiwong]

James listens to his uncle, and nods when he talks about police getting angry about being left out.

Yep, they did get pretty irrate about being left out of something they were involved in. I always tried to discuss things with them but they often got pretty angry about us going over their heads.



James' stomach twists.

He went digging!?

"Ahh, thanks Alicia," he says, going to pick up the phone on his desk.

He wouldn't know much, if anything, but what kind of resources does D7 have at their disposal?

He takes a deep breath, and his hand hovers over the phone.



"Heh, appears so," he says, his voice tinged with nervousness.

Be cool, deal with any hurdles as they come. He's probably just organising another meeting with us as a group anyway.

James picks up the phone, and speaks in a voice lacking any of his inner turbulence, "Harvey, good to hear from you. Any news?"

Dexter gets a 27 on his Research check. It will take him 3 hours to drag up any info. But he does not find anyone matching Rizzym’s description but there have been several deaths of African-American individuals as of late, outside of the inner city in isolated incidents, looking akin to assassination hits.

Harvey replies back into the line in his normal gregarious tone, “Hey, hey James how yah doing? Top of the morning and all that, how yah doing mate?” h pauses briefly before continuing, “Alright I need you to do something for me, I need you guys to meet me at Franky Joe’s tomorrow for lunch at 12 sharp, alright? I know you know the place, talked to Marlene she recognized you pretty quick. Anyways, we need to go over details, you know the details… I hate details.”

“Anyways, noon sharp, Franky Joe’s bring the crew,” he hangs up the phone abruptly.

Alicia furrows her brow, “No Caller ID… nothing, it is like no one even called…” she says somewhat surprised.

 

[Festy_Dog]

Aside from the greeting, James doesn't end up saying anything. He smiles at the end of the call, and hangs up.

Heh, guess I'm in the clear for the time being... didn't get a chance to tell him about Dan though. He'll find out in good measure.

"Harvey wants all of us at Franky Joe's tomorrow at noon to talk business," he summarises the call.

Alicia furrows her brow, “No Caller ID… nothing, it is like no one even called…” she says somewhat surprised.

"That's a nifty trick," James says, impressed.

Wonder what kinda gizmo he used for that.

 

[Shalimar]

Sakura had left shortly after Wes had, promising to think about Troy and the rest of Selene's little black book. She had made her goodbyes, and promised to comeback to hang out some more, for girls night, without Wes, and to meet Krista's boyfriend. She made her way home on her bike with the heightened care of someone who had had a few beers but wasn't really impaired, but was pretty close. She had stumbled into bed barely remembering to set her alarm.

MORNING AFTER

Sakura woke up tired and between needing a long shower to wake up, and needing to stop in and see Koga before heading to the office, she skipped her run, the first time in the months she had lived in the apartment. She didn't actually have anything to bring him, so she decided to call her brother instead, to see if he still wanted her to come. She put on a pair of leather pants and a red belly shirt with sphaghetti straps followed by a pair of supple black leather boots that came to mid-calf.

When she was totally ready to leave she dialed up her brother's hospital room, letting it ring.

 

[Tokiwong]

MORNING AFTER

Sakura woke up tired and between needing a long shower to wake up, and needing to stop in and see Koga before heading to the office, she skipped her run, the first time in the months she had lived in the apartment. She didn't actually have anything to bring him, so she decided to call her brother instead, to see if he still wanted her to come. She put on a pair of leather pants and a red belly shirt with sphaghetti straps followed by a pair of supple black leather boots that came to mid-calf.

When she was totally ready to leave she dialed up her brother's hospital room, letting it ring.

The phone rings and then Koga answers, "Top of the morning sis, I figured you would be stopping by. But this is just as good, got some good news, the hospital is going to release me later on today, something about being damn healthy," he jokes.

"Mom is here, she brought me breakfast, yummy. Anyways?" he leaves the question open waiting for her reply.

 

[Shalimar]

"Hi, you. Wow...thats great news, I thought it was gonna be like a few weeks, it was a pretty bad thing, it was really scarey, I mean, you wouldn't know it but from how you looked I didn't think you'd live and now here you are getting let out less then a day later."

"Look, I know you told me not to come by, that you didn't need anything. If mom is there, and you still don't want me to come by I wont, I just wanted to make sure you had a friendly face around, that, and if its mom, thats better, nobody ever took a shot at her." she says, sounding like she feels kind of guilty."