The Cereal Box:Log/Session 49
Session 49
Monday, May 31st
A Strange Day...
Ernie and Nikolai obtained goods at Menard's and Hobby Lobby to obtain equipment to make an awesome sword for Firestarter and get binoculars and video equipment to surveil Chalkos' compound. (Int+Crafts=8(!))
April wanted to present her findings to the monarchs, but the motley suggested that they could not trust Jeremiah, Lyrissa OR Billy with this sensitive information. Smith is uhhhhh... maybe not as well.
Lunchtime It's not lunchtime That won't happen until 12 PM Smith has just informed me I need to raise my per diem
I charged $20 for consulting Smith said, "That's so low it's insulting"
So I'm gonna' double All my lawyering fees There is no pay freeze I'm gonna' make that bank!
Jack showed up - having left the woods early (thus missing the final night of the Strange Days) - Saturday: Is this our first date? They discussed the broken mirror and whether they could simply destory it, and Jack said that as long as Smith was ok with it, he didn't see why not (as Smith was the one who left it there).
Sephie and Alana attempted a Wits + Animal Ken. Alana (7) and Sephie (1) trained the cats. Sephie wanted to bring them on the stakeout with them and gathered goblin fruit to keep them healthy.
The motley staked out Chalkos' storage facility. Regina decided to join the motley because Chalkos is Smith's enemy. They parked the vehicle some distance away and Ernie searched for a position to stake out. It's the middle of the day. Ernie found what he thought was a good stakeout place, and that getting there would presumably be difficult. Ernie was able to find a path that would bring the rest of the motley there. They were able to get to the point with only Alana making considerable noise.
They scoped out, spotting 2 changelings (an ogre of some variety and a tasmanian devil woman). Suspicious looking gresy / oil-stained box that was put in a different unit. They observed a pizza delivery, where the main entrance security guard dropped pizza off to all of the other ones present (leaving a sign indicating he would return).
They waited until dark so they could leave under the cover of night. They draw a map together - April doodled the Tasmanian Devil Woman and the Ogre Man eating pizza together vaguely erotically.
Night falls and they rest. As they were putting back the cats, Tony managed to signal to Alana and Sephie that they had been spotted during the whole thing. Nikolai had the idea that he would use a trojan horse to bring his motley in. Regina mentioned that she could change her face (she did her best Hestia impression, much to Hestia's dismay). Tuesday, June 1st
Nikolai visited the Enchanted Attic and discussed secret societies in Battle Creek. She mentioned werewolf packs (by way of gangs), the mage Orpheus (who used to have a considerable number of followers), The Rock Four Square Church ("full of pagans who believe in fairy tales"); he showed her the symbol of the secret society he had seen at the cemetary. She found one that was related to the Golden Dawn, but not the same. She makes a phone call and looks into the symbolism, determining that it's part of a secret society "The Golden Sunset," concerned with guiding their souls AFTER death. The Bardo Thodol (also known as the Tibetan Book of the Dead). The Psychadelic Experience - Timothy Leary and Ralph Metzner. Nikolai surmized that he believed the individual on the phone was Phlox. Motorcycle Clubs - The Hell's Angels, The Iron Coffins, The Omegas. Nikolai purchased a bottle of holy water "blessed by a high priestess, steeped in rosemary, sage and jasmine."
Taking food to the Pumpkin King's wife with April. Jeremiah tried to block them out, but could not. Roper was hanging out as well. They ate, and Hestia insisted on watching Victoria some day soon so that the Pumpkin King and his wife can go on a date, and he hastily insisted that Friday would work best for him.
Training Smith (3 total successes) to avoid a 1 v 1. Smith implored Alana to explain to him how he was going to cheat. She said they would think of something.
Ernie is making the blade (done on Wednesday 25 x 7 x 9)