2016-02-07 21:45:32     @tubes|GM       ...
2016-02-07 21:48:02     @tubes|GM       Back in Aberdeen. Place wasn't bad, as far as South Dakota went, but the town had certainly seen better days. You'd checked main street in your civvies earlier, and there had definietely
 been a throw-down there - a whole row of buildings were demolished, chunks taken out of them in a way that could only signify a cape fight. Jeb, or "Roundup" as he was calling himself, had certainly put out
2016-02-07 21:48:02     @tubes|GM       the call for mercenaries, but this Sterling guy sure seemed to be giving him a whole lot of trouble, and plus the rent-a-cops had shown up in town, it was looking like it was going to ge
t messy. But, take over a town like this, and there'd be plenty of loot to go around. If the Protectorate was sending out rent-a-cops, you could be long gone by the time they finally showed up to enforce
2016-02-07 21:48:02     @tubes|GM       order. Hmmm...what to do, what to do. ||
2016-02-07 21:51:16     Kura|Esteem     While the offer hadn't been the greatest, I needed the money pretty bad. Plus, there's...potential, with a situation like this. Ways to get ahead, if I'm careful. To start, I should see
about who's who and what's what on the streets. After all, that'll be where I'm doing my work.
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2016-02-07 22:08:09     Kura|Esteem     Well, first thing's first, I'll need somewhere to base myself. I could just go to Roundup for a place, but I'd rather not rely on him if I don't have to.
2016-02-07 22:09:22     Kura|Esteem     But at the same time, it'll be hard to continuously master someone into giving me a place if I'm working
2016-02-07 22:09:56     Kura|Esteem     I sigh, not liking my options.
2016-02-07 22:10:25     Kura|Esteem     Then I pull out my phone and dial Roundup's contact number. ||
2016-02-07 22:16:02     @tubes|GM       After a couple of rings, someone picks it up. "Yeah? The fuck do ya want?" ||
2016-02-07 22:16:28     Kura|Esteem     "This is Esteem. I heard you needed some...assistance."
2016-02-07 22:16:31     Kura|Esteem     ||
2016-02-07 22:20:49     @tubes|GM       "Es-teem? Tha fuck is that? Who fuck is Es-teem? Is that one'o them beaner names? Cause I tell you what, fuckin-" The man cuts off as there's sounds of short scuffle on the other end, an
d a significantly less inebrieated sounding man begins talking on the phone. "Esteem? Sorry about that. Yeah, we put out the call. Could handle it ourselves, o'course, but the faster we take control the faster
2016-02-07 22:20:49     @tubes|GM       we can get the fuck out of town, before someone who knows what they're doing turns up. Name your price." ||
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2016-02-07 22:30:51     Kura|Esteem     I consider what I want out of this job. I brought some drugs, but it might be a good idea to ask for some more upfront as well as a percentage of the profits. The more I think about it,
the better it sounds. Worst comes to worst I can always renegotiate later.
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2016-02-07 22:40:14     Kura|Esteem     "I'll need some goods. LSD, if you have it. And let's say...15% of the profits."
2016-02-07 22:44:30     Kura|Esteem     ||
2016-02-07 22:44:58     @tubes|GM       "If you take 15%, then you're taking 15% of the town when we win. No drugs, you can buy those with your own money" ||
2016-02-07 22:46:22     Kura|Esteem     I shrug before remembering that he can't see me.
2016-02-07 22:47:31     Kura|Esteem     "Fine. 18% then, and you can choose which part I get."
2016-02-07 22:47:50     Kura|Esteem     ||
2016-02-07 22:52:15     @tubes|GM       "Deal. We've got some plans in motion to deal with the town. Meet us at..." He details you an address that involves going down a dirt road a ways out of town, ignoring a no-trespassing s
ign, and entering a basement. ||
2016-02-07 22:56:57     Kura|Esteem     "Alright."
2016-02-07 22:58:22     Kura|Esteem     With that, I hang up and head over to the given address, being careful not to go any faster than a normal human. It wouldn't do to draw any attention. Then, when I get close, I'll change
 into my costume before heading in.
2016-02-07 22:58:26     Kura|Esteem     ||
2016-02-07 23:07:41     @tubes|GM       Once you're in costume and off the road, your power let's you eat up the miles. The place would normally be quite a bit of walk, given how spread out everything is, but it's no problem t
o you - your steps are simply *better*, every pace covering yards. Your arrive at a shitty abandoned house, and per instructions find the door to the cellar in the back. What greets you at the bottom is not a
2016-02-07 23:07:41     @tubes|GM       rotten door and mildewed cellar, but a reinforced steel door. with a view slat at the top and a port that looks to be cut into it around chest level - just the right size to jam a gun ba
rrel through. ||
2016-02-07 23:11:17     Kura|Esteem     While it doesn't really fit Esteem's persona to simply knock on the door, it doesn't look like I have much choice, so I at least try to pound on it with a fist.||
2016-02-07 23:16:51     @tubes|GM       The view slat opens, closes after a moment, and the door is opened. "Esteem? Come on in." You enter into a room significantly more organized than what you normally expect out of Montgome
ry operations. It's no military op center, but supplies are piled up and out of the way, and few men are simply lounging around. "Richard's that way" He points into a back room. This place is way bigger than
2016-02-07 23:16:51     @tubes|GM       you'd expect a basement to be, and is at least reinforced somewhat, judging by the concrete walls on all sides. ||
2016-02-07 23:20:16     Kura|Esteem     I nod silently at the man before striding in the direction he indicated.||
2016-02-07 23:27:44     @tubes|GM       You see the man named Richard in the next room, staring at a crude map of the city on the table. Various colored lines mark different parts, though there's no clear legend. He looks like
 a normal guy - you'd take him for a normal rancher or something if you didn't know better. A hint of a tattoo creeping out of his collar hints at a larger one covering his back. Before this fracas, he was one
2016-02-07 23:27:44     @tubes|GM       of the higher ups in the montgomery, mostly by virtue of actually being able to read, write, and do math, at the same time even. But he's clearly taken the opportunity given to take a la
rger roll, and from what you know of Jeb, who wasn't much of anybody before, you'd guess that he's much more important to the overall success than "Roundup" is.
2016-02-07 23:38:05     @tubes|GM       "Esteem, you're here, good. Sterling and Jeb are going at it, and we need to make moves before the long arm of the law gets their shit back together..." Roughly summed, his plan is to di
srupt the police and then nullify Bulwark without trashing their capes too bad or causing a scene - otherwise they might bring in reinforcements or squawk for help. Sterling is a non-factor, as long as Roundup
2016-02-07 23:38:05     @tubes|GM       can keep going back and forth with him - Sterling's power doesn't make him any tougher, so grinding him down is entirely viable, as long as Roundup doesn't give out. Then before authorit
ies can reinforce, they loot,intimidate, and otherwise collect their due; seize enough of the town, and the authorities may very well decide it would be too bloody and expensive to take it back, as long as
2016-02-07 23:38:05     @tubes|GM       they ensure life goes on.
2016-02-07 23:38:23     @tubes|GM       ||
2016-02-07 23:42:28     Kura|Esteem     "Sounds good, but I'll need a place to hole up when I'm not working. Preferably someplace dark and out of the way." ||
2016-02-07 23:44:36     @tubes|GM       "There's an abandoned house a couple miles from here. No electricity, but apparently the water company lost the paperwork and never turned off the water to it. It's musty, but it's about
 as out of the way as you're going to get. " ||
2016-02-07 23:45:36     Kura|Esteem     I nod. "That'll work. Is there anyone specific you want me to target, or should I just make chaos?"||
2016-02-07 23:47:05     @tubes|GM       "Go for the police first. They're already reeling with those punk ass Jets kids making trouble, and a little more 'encouragement' may have them deciding to just bunker up. We need Bulwar
k out of the way - any information you can collect on them is useful, but be careful - they're no pushovers." ||
2016-02-07 23:48:45     Kura|Esteem     "Will do. I'll mostly be active at night, so if you need me try to contact me after dark."
2016-02-07 23:49:56     Kura|Esteem     Then I turn, sweeping my cloak up slightly as I leave to head to my new hideout.||
2016-02-07 23:53:24     @tubes|GM       You think you hear one of the mooks in the hideout grumbling as you walk away, something about "how come only assholes with superpowers look good in that shit". Well, at least you made a
 decent first impression. ||
2016-02-07 23:53:26     @tubes|GM       ||||