Tiffany Korta

About an hour later Merge summoned Asad to outside the unassuming building where Ephemeral Entertainment. The Merge who meet him earlier was subtly different. Her suit was substantially cheaper and slightly crumpled her hair, normally immaculate, was slightly disheveled. She also carried a bundle of papers and folders. “What do you think? I’m your hassled assistant, this is what normal assistants look like when dealing with the likes of you.†Her smile suggested she wasn’t entirely serious, she leaned in to whisper in his ear “I've bought Camera Obsura along, he’s invisible but not intangible. Just pause enough at doors to let him pass, I’ve told him to brush you as he passes so you know he’s through.â€

Lucy returned the smile “I try to judge people on their own merit, and so far I see nothing but good thing from you. But I’m from what people call a simpler time, not that it seemed that way when I was living through it all.†She lifted another of the pallets and jumped down from the truck. “One advantage of my condition is that I never tire, but that does mean I forget that other people do. Just let me know if you need a break. I’m not quite sure what you’re capable of, it seems people are more interested in what you get up to than what you can do.â€

“Well the initial experiment was for the advancement of science, but once I arrived at in this new world I was banned from continuing my experiments. They feared drawing attention from other more hostile worlds. They wouldn’t even risk sending me home, though they knew how. So it was a lovely place of peace and harmony, but it was still a cage.†She paused for quite some time whilst she drank some Champagne “My only choice if I wished was to go home was to build the device in secret, and I wasn’t allowed access to the equipment I would need to build the device. So I had to resort to stealing what I needed, not easy in a world with such scientific wonders. It seemed however that I had a talent for such things.â€

The Lenape also know as the Delaware are the Native American tribe that use to live in the area in the Prime Universe.

“Oh this little thing I picked it up later, from those ghastly little Germans.†She gestured around her “No I’d arrived on a world of scientific wonder of beautiful cities of glass and flying machines. As soon as I arrived I was detained by the Science Police who bought me to the Science Council. They were warm and welcoming, providing me with all I could ever want. But I was informed that I couldn’t ever attempt to rebuild the device.†She looked both wistful and sad at her memories of the event. “It was a wonderful place, but I missed my home, family and friends. So I started to in secret rebuild my device.â€

The General gave her two centurion a look before explaining <“Remember there from another world, and know nothing of the politics of this land. First we’re going to have to reveal military information, so I’m officially drafting you into the Auxiliaries. Congratulations.â€> she smiled and gave them all a salute <â€Brix will provide you with our radio frequencies and any equipment you require.â€> That done she gestured towards the Holotable. <â€Whilst our garrison is small we have a small number of tanks and attack helicopters, and if we need air support we can call on the Tiberious. The problem is where the second base is sited. This one must have been chosen because of the easy of generating the portal. That’s why we were able to secure the base so easily and probably why they haven’t check up on its radio silence. This base is on the border of our Roman claims on this land and those of the Lenape. Any assault on the base would probably be seen as an attack on the Lenape, it would lead us into a full conflict with a hostile power.â€>

The house they choose in Paris was in the 3rd Arrondissemtnt near to the Temple itself. They just picked a house that suited there need and the Countess talked to the owners. Who after listening to her just allowed them all to take residence for the night. “That’s why we had trouble tracking there progress, there only mistake was staying at the Tavern to long.†Whispered Constance They house owners gleefully provided food and wine and the mood was generally buoyant, everyone seemed confident that tomorrow they would strike a blow against the Republic. As the evening drifted into Evening people drifted away on various task and Rene somehow found himself alone with the Countess. She smiled at him and gestured for him to sit beside her, before speaking to him in her strange double voice. “Ah Rene our newest recruit. You have such vibrancy so much life about you, more than enough for several lifetimes. You have questions? Well ask away, I shall answer as truthfully as I can.â€

Blodeuwedd crouched down cloak around her, rain pouring down. For most people it would be a horrible experience. But for some reason she was enjoying herself, her she was in her element doing exactly what she was trained to do. She could have probably stay up her all night watching the ship, but it was an imperative to find out exactly what they were up to, plus tomorrow was a school night. Checking her cloak was still concealing her correcting, she fired off her grapple line and made her way down toward the ship to get a better look around.

Blodeuwedd didn’t know why but she was pleasantly surprised by how successful her bluff worked. Sometime even she forgot that she had been trained to do this kind of thing, so long had she been playing the part of the warrior. Luckily there were other skill she still remembered having, those that would be most useful in these circumstances. <<â€Luckily I have some skills with security systems of all types. If the system is too esoteric for my skills I have other resources to call upon. It might be necessary to set a secured communication link with the outside world though, if you’re capable of such a thing?â€>>

None of the crew seemed concerned with Starlights action, indeed it seemed to spur them all into action. "Yes your right. Computer initiate hostile actions on anyone who now attempts to enter the ship. Also all airlocks on a rapid recoding until I say otherwise." she gave a broad smile "That should buy you a few minutes to get down to the main airlock and come up with a plan. It's the only place without defences. Good Luck." With that she unslung her massive rifle and began directing her crew in defence of the ship.

Blod's Will save 1d20+7=20, yeah about right Will of Iron 8-) .

Without really thinking about Lucy fell in beside him as the queue begun to move forwards. "Don't get wrong I like to see a man in a suit." she gave him a good look up and down "And you look good in a suit. It's a shame that people only wear them out at this time of year." She looked around at the movie theater, full of memories, but here and there reminders of how things had changed. "Just imagine what it would be like for someone who save the movie when it first came out? So much has changed since then."

Despite his assurance there was a little bit of her Victorian upbringing holding her back. Besides she didn't tell everything to someone she had just met. A girl had to keep a little mystery. "I like the costume, it a shame I didn't know it was fancy dress or I'd come as Theda Bara." She struck her best Vamp pose. In truth she had planned to change before coming here, but into something less conspicuous. A run in with a mugger had scuppered those plans.

"Yes, yes he was. It was a long time ago...but it doesn't seem that long to me." She managed a weak smile "I'm sorry I dumped this on you, and we've not even been introduced. "She offered out a hand "Lucy Harker. Pleased to meet you..." She gave a smile, more genuine this time. "Have I seen this movie? Well yes, but it so long ago you could say it was almost when it came out." Which was true it had been a couple of months after it release before they had gone to see it.

Lucy face fell “Oh no nothing like that. I decided to stay out of the way. After all this is all about the community, they didn’t need me hogging the limelight. Beside they’d only drag out that clip of me punching the dragon again…†She hopped up onto the back of the flatbed and began moving the pallets forwards like they weighed nothing. “I get on well with almost all of the community, they’ve accepted me in with open arms. The problem is that some of the older members have had dealing with undead. Seems that when Pakistan formed some European vampires, especially British ones, took a Man who would be King to a little bit to heart and tried to form their own petty kingdoms in the chaos of the birth of a new nation. Imagine there surprise when they found Heathen temple were just as bad for them as the churches back home.†She gave a bright smile “I keep telling them it won’t affect me, I often go up to St Stephen’s or help the Sister at Our Lady of Mercy. But they still worry about me, it kind of sweet really.â€

For a few second she thought she was still reliving her memories, having literally bumped into a suited man who reminded her a little of her fiancé. For a few minutes she forgot herself and looked him in the eyes and gave him a bright friendly smile. “No apology necessary, I wasn’t really looking where I was going. You know how I get when I’m thinking about something…†Then reality came crashing back and her smile turned into a frown, she broke eye contact and looked down. “Sorry you reminded me of someone I knew, a long time ago…â€

I think technically you'd still need to roll for a miss chance, but we'll hand wave it for now. Merge's toughness check 1d20+10=16. With her bruise that's a Dazed and Bruised. Merge is dazed so it's YB's attack 1d20+8=15, argh reroll 1d20+8=15, with the +10 we're good. Miss chance 1d20=17 so a solid hit, yay! So a Toughness save DC 25 Merge's Toughness save 1d20+10-2=13. So another Dazed and Staggered. Guess Starlight was right . And Starlight is up.

Starlight attack streaked out catching a number of Merge’s in its area. Some simply vanished, whilst some seemed stunned by the assault. No wait only one seemed to be truly harmed, the others, well all of them, seemed stunned in response to this one Merge. Maybe that was the original Merge, and the others were just copies? Not knowing how long Agnus had she loosened a bolt of light towards that Merge, and it wasn’t a moment too soon there was an almost imperceptional change around her just as the bolt hit. “Yeah you could be right, this shouldn’t take long.â€

Since her return Lucy had gained an interest in Vampire in fiction. She’d read and watched almost everything on them, even the one with sparkly vampire though modern editing and pacing still confused her. But Nosferatu was different. She had gone to see it with her then boyfriend, later fiancé, and in this very movie theatre. So it held special memories of a person she had lost, to her at least, only recently. The place hadn't changed much despite the intervening years; she looked around drinking in the atmosphere. So lost in her memories of the old places and old times she hadn't noticed the back of the queue and collided with the man in front of her.

But I thought that was our plan! Seeing we allowing Serpent boy to lead us I'm guessing we're more likely to get random stuff. So random stuff my vote .

Gail bringing in the coffee’s allowed Agnus a few minutes to sort out her feelings. In some ways it would have been simpler if he had broken up with her. Despite the time that had gone by she still had to admit she had some feeling for him. “Well it’s a better excuse than most of boyfriends, and when you feel up to it I’m here to listen to the whole story.†She stopped and leaned forwards “But that was months ago, did you lose my number?" A small smirk might have undercut the disappointment in her voice.

Her face darkened for a moment “There are rumours that Revolutionary Council created a replacement for Gallia, it may have bought her back as she is and even driven her insane. Her influence had already faded among the King; he preferred his own divinity over Gallia’s assistance. I wouldn’t trust Robespierre’s judgment and his time in command may soon be coming to an end.†She gave a dismissive gesture and carried on “But we are not here to discuss politics, we both agree that we must try to help the Countess. The room that the Prince is kept in also has wards to protect from supernatural assault. If you can get her to enter the room the wards should prevent her from leaving. You’ll have to take the lead with that, she wisely doesn’t seem to trust me…â€

She gave a sparkling little laugh “Well it’s impolite to ask a woman her age, but no I was born long after the first Emperor. I was the second born of a minor noble family and as such I left to my own devices, even allowed to gain an education. I became fascinated with the sciences of the Æther, I believed that the flowed allowing almost instantaneous travel. So I applied my engineering knowledge to build a machine, it worked but not in a way I expected. Instead of brining me to another part of the planet it bought me to another Earth one of technological wonders beyond even this one."

Centurion Gurt gave a cheeky grin “I not sure what you were saying, but the Gauls speak a barbarian Celtic tongue, like those from Britannia…†the last comment got an evil glare from the General “If you all make your way over here.†The General gestured to a table sitting to one side of the room. As they approached a three dimensional map of the area sprang up on the top of the table. The topography was familiar to all of them as that surrounded Freedom City, though here it looked much smaller that the city they knew. The other Centurion stepped forward and gestured to the German figure scrolling above the map. “These seem some kind of data, I can’t make any sense of them.†There seemed to be several columns of them in the area “We are here†he pointed to a small base below a column of figure “Whilst this seems to be there main base.†He gesture to a much larger base on the map “It’s to isolated to scout out, and our base isn’t equipped with drone to scout the area.â€

Blodeuwedd always patrolled these streets; it helped that she kept a apartment nearby. Today she was simply on her way back to school after maintaining her cover. She wasn’t really looking for trouble so it was a stroke of luck that she looked up to see the mysterious stranger on the roof. It would have been easy to ignore him and just walk on but then again he could be in serious trouble. Swearing using Welsh that no good girl should know, she began to clamber up the side of the building deploying her cloak around her as she did. By the time she’d arrived El Heraldo and Wisp had already arrived there. She moves silently so she was just behind Subito ear and then asked. “Fancy meeting you here! Anyone know what’s going on?â€