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  1. RP Room 1
  2. OOC NOTE
  3. I will normally pose a paragraph or a description, and then add an OOC Note after it.
  4. I leave it to you guys to interact with each other, interact with NPCs, or ask me questions.
  5.  
  6. Real Life is important. We all have it! BUTÉ
  7. If youÕre at work and are gonna be slow, please warn us.
  8. If youÕre playing another Alt in a scene, please disengage if possible, to focus here.
  9. I donÕt want you to miss anything.
  10.  
  11. And, itÕs not really fair to others if theyÕre waiting for you to poseÉ and you just donÕt.
  12. I donÕt wanna rush anyone, but remember we might all be waiting on you. :-)
  13.  
  14. If anyone is stumped, page BONG, and IÕll try to give you a clue. Feel free to call on things like :
  15. <INSIGHT> <INTUITION> <EMPATHY> <ENIGMAS> <SEARCH> <INVESTIGATION>
  16. <And of course, any SENSORY MAGIC you have>
  17.  
  18. Please, before just rolling your dice, either let me know OOCly what youÕre doing or page me.
  19. I donÕt know your characters OR your +sheets!
  20.  
  21. Game on!
  22. Contents:
  23. Joel
  24. Naozumi
  25. Lana
  26. Li Bong
  27. Obvious Exits:
  28. Lobby <LO>
  29.  
  30. "I'm all about pixels. Not so much for kiddie shit, but I had one of them when I was younger." Joel scratches at his fingers idly in indication that he, too, is in the know as far as what they're both looking for. "I read the news," he states briefly, brows raising. "IANAD, though." And he doesn't define the internet acronym.
  31.  
  32. MoGui would HEAR this! There is word moving thru the streets and alleys... someone -is- looking for something. And oddly, it's those little stupid digital toys. The Tamagotchi!
  33.  
  34. Naozumi shakes his head, "Me neither... but it would be useful. It seems it isn't too good for your health to get too involved with some of them."
  35.  
  36. Lana (who will probably pose in a minute), has asked 'her people' to look around for anyone who has them openly, or knows of anywhere to find them. However, she does not have one... so there's no sample to show.
  37.  
  38. "OUTTA THE WAY! OUTTA! THE! WAY!" You'll HEAR him before you actually SEE him, running through the streets. A cell phone is clutched in his hand. "I see'im! I SEE'IM!!!" Mo skids to a stop near the group, then pulls his smartphone up and looks through it. "YASSSSS! CHARMANDER!" Did - did he just flick a virtual pokeball at a pokemon? Wait - did he - is he - confused between pokemon and tamagotchi? "Finally." he mutters. "Got some bait..."
  39.  
  40. Yes. Yes, Mo. Is. Confused. But that doesn't stop him from making a plucky effort. And trying to help!
  41. Naozumi gives the Pokemaster, room, as these alleys tend to be narrow.
  42.  
  43. Perhaps it is the yelling of MoGui or just fate, but Lana makes her way along the street. In her wake two gangers are checking over various people who has at least a phone in their hand. Anything would make due if they can't find a tamagotchi at this point, anything to please Lana it seems.
  44.  
  45. Naozumi is standing, showing Joel an example, "This seems to be one of the tainted variety."
  46.  
  47. Even at night, the sidewalks are awash with Asians - men and women moving doggedly past open markets selling live fish, barbecued meat, and thousands of vegetables that most Westerners could never put a name to. There is a market of snapping turtles, two feet across, struggling to get out of plastic milk crates. In the next window, trays of duck feet and bills were arranged around smoked pig heads, while whole naked pheasants hung ripening above.
  48.  
  49. The air is heavy with the smells of pressed humanity, soy sauce, sesame oil, licorice and car exhaust - always car exhaust.
  50.  
  51. To walk through Chinatown is to become part of a dangerous dance, because there are no back doors or alleys for loading, and all the wares move across the sidewalk. In this dance, every partner is one of a thousand tiny Chinese grandmothers in black slippers or jelly-colored plastic shoes who scamper from merchant to merchant, squeezing and smelling and thumping, looking for the rest and the best for their family, twanging orders and questions to the merchants in Mandarin and Cantonese and a dozen other smaller, more obscure dialects. Through this melee is the threat of being run over by sides of beef, great racks of fresh duck, or hand trucks stacked high with crates of live turtles.
  52.  
  53. ÒThe swirl of time and motion and chaos is a message - a message from every one of those little old Chinese ladies - I have a thousand years of ancestors and civilization on you - my grandparents built the railroads and dug the silver mines and my parents survived the earthquakes, the fires, and a society that outlawed even being Chinese - I am mother do a dozen, grandmother to a hundred, and great-grandmother to a legion - I have birthed babies and washed the dead - I am the history and suffering and wisdom - I am Buddha and the dragon - and this is Chinatown. ItÕs mine.Ó - Christopher Moore, ÒA Dirty JobÓ
  54.  
  55. Joel gazes a bit coolly at MoGui, shaking his head and taking a step back. "Jesus," he declares, pulling his coat around himself in an effort to distance himself from the loud, obnoxious distraction. "Mr. Hu, you're on the wrong fucking track." There's a little distaste in his voice, and he gazes out towards the start of the alley, raising his brows skeptically at Lana's arrival as well. He reaches out a hand for the tainted Tamagotchi, no verbal request behind it.
  56.  
  57. The Tamogotchi is small, and digital, and OFF. But yes, you can scan.
  58.  
  59. <---======##====================[ Dice Roll ]=====================##======--->
  60. Joel rolls Perception + Awareness vs 6 for 4 successes.
  61. 1 5 +6 +6 +6 +8 10
  62. <-------------=============++++++++++++++++++++++++=============------------->
  63.  
  64. The thing reeks of magic. Daaaark... magic. The Euthies would call it Johr. But here in Chinatown, it's Yin Magic. And it seems to be... moving -into- it, still.
  65.  
  66. Naozumi says, “Stinks of the Ebon Dragon, right?”
  67.  
  68. All of Chinatown stinks of the Ebon Dragon.
  69.  
  70. Mo looks to Joel, "No way man, I got a charmander." He holds out his Huawei phone to show off the little guy. "Now? Now we have bait for those that are looking for these things." But then his eyes go to the exchange between Nao and Joel. "You have bait too! But I don't remember ebon dragon in the catalog," he says making his way over to Nao and giving a light sniff. "'m MoGui. Mo, for short." Then his eyes go to the Tamagotchi,
  71.  
  72. Naozumi nods to both MoGui and Lana, "Hello.""
  73.  
  74. Lana studies the gathering of people, she keeps her hands tucked into the pockets of her pants as they seems to fiddle with a tamagochi and she narrows her eyes, which seems to flash like silver. <Gweilo, could have figured.> she murmurs in mandarin
  75.  
  76. <---======##====================[ Dice Roll ]=====================##======--->
  77. MoGui rolls Perception(2) + Awareness(1) (3 dice) vs 6 for 2 successes.
  78. 2 +6 +6
  79. <-------------=============++++++++++++++++++++++++=============------------->
  80. <---======##====================[ Dice Roll ]=====================##======--->
  81. Lana rolls Perception + Awareness vs 6 for 1 successes.
  82. 1 2 4 4 +8 8
  83. <-------------=============++++++++++++++++++++++++=============------------->
  84.  
  85. Joel grimaces at the small device, but he doesn't move to give it back. Whatever the magick is that has entered into the thing, he's not going to let Naozumi, Lana, or even MoGui subject themselves to it, it seems. His hand curls around the egg-shaped device, and he pulls out an ancient pager in the other hand, drawing a deep breath. "All right, you shady little piece of shit." He's talking to the Tamagotchi, probably, and there's a slight electrical buzzing around him as he focuses, his eyes on the item. The word 'gweilo,' though, he knows, and he raises a brow at the Mandarin-speaker. "Cute."
  86.  
  87. <---======##====================[ Dice Roll ]=====================##======--->
  88. MoGui rolls Perception(2) + Occult(3) (5 dice) vs 6 for 3 successes.
  89. 4 4 +6 +9 +10
  90. <-------------=============++++++++++++++++++++++++=============------------->
  91.  
  92. Mo? He'll stand by Joel and Nao and /perceive/. Perceive what? Joel? Nao? The tamagotchi? Maybe all three!
  93.  
  94. Lana wrinkles her nose, she snaps her fingers and Johnny Foo the ganger makes his way up. She mutters something to him and then she starts to make her way further down the streets. After all it seems the westerner has things in hand with this tamagochi and she needs to find another to report to her master.
  95. Johnny on the other hand will remain to observe.
  96.  
  97. Naozumi addresses MoGui, "What's your name? I'm Naozumi. I am new around here."
  98.  
  99. <---======##====================[ Dice Roll ]=====================##======--->
  100. Joel rolls Arete vs 3 for 2 successes.
  101. 2 +6 +7
  102. <-------------=============++++++++++++++++++++++++=============------------->
  103.  
  104. Mo's eyes widen a little as he watches Joel do the (figurative) voodoo that he does so well. "The chi, the yin, its flowing into the toy. But then, the trail stops. Its like ... a conduit, harvesting the chi and sending it ... somewhere," he mutters to himself before snapping out of his reverie amd turning to look at Nao. "Nice to meetcha Naozumi, I'm Mo. If you need a cheap place to crash, I can get steer you right." But then he indicates that attention should return to Joel and The Machine. Not as spiritually uplifting as Florence and the Machine, but hey. You work with what you got!
  105.  
  106. <---======##====================[ Dice Roll ]=====================##======--->
  107. Joel rolls Arete vs 5 for 3 successes.
  108. +6 +8 +10
  109. <-------------=============++++++++++++++++++++++++=============------------->
  110.  
  111. The poor little Tamagotchi is lying there inert, in Joel's hands. But then suddenly... as he fiddles with it... the little screen pops on and there's a sad, forlorn sound... as it plays the digital emit for it's little pet's death. And then, it goes DEAD."
  112.  
  113. Joel smiles broadly but not warmly at Lana as she disappears. He mutters at MoGui, "A lotta yack there. Shut up." And, being the pleasant soul that he is, he takes another step aside. The electrical buzzing grows louder. He switches out the pager for his cellphone, keeping both in the hand that doesn't have the Tamagotchi. There are a few quiet moments where he moves to set up an internet connection to his Trinary deck at home, and a series of programming languages scroll through on his phone as he studies the thing, countermagick snapping into the phone with sudden intensity to shut off the conduit to wherever it may lead. The Tamagotchi dies a quick death. "And fuck you too."
  114.  
  115. Ok. The three of you are in a busy Chinatown street, with a dead Tamagotchi. There has been a discussion of what it did, but now it does not do that.
  116.  
  117. Lana has walked away.
  118.  
  119. Naozumi says, “Well, that proably takes care of that one... but not the source.”
  120.  
  121. MoGui "Mmm, that was decidedly Not A Good Thing (tm)." Mo pauses, "Not killing the little beast, I mean. Well, that was sad, yes, but, circle of life. I more mean someone's stealing yin chi." His brow furrows as he looks to Nao and nods. "Not the source - the destination."
  122.  
  123. Ways to find things 201.
  124. - Streetwise. Where would someone get one of these nowadays? They're almost vintage
  125. - Area Knowledge. See above
  126. - Correspondance/Time. Follow the trail.
  127. - Investigation. See above.
  128. - Contacts. Allies. Retainers. Send them to physically look around town.
  129. - Enigmas?
  130.  
  131. Joel swings the Tamagotchi by its keychain ring as he slides his foci away, rolling his shoulders. "So those white kids picked up Tamagotchis in Chinatown too. We should find the place selling these and kick the ass of whatever motherfucker's decided to be a shitlord to all the folks here." He raises his brows at the others, adding, "Vamanos." And he starts to stroll from the alley, lingering just a pace or two to let someone else take the lead.
  132.  
  133. Naozumi looks for the nearest fortune teller, "Good day, friend. We are looking for negative joss near here... very unhealthy, maybe making people sick. Have you felt it?"
  134.  
  135. Mo, however, will take a different track. He was a Founder of the Azure Dragons Motorcycle Club. That level of influence? Might get him a lead on the illicit trade in tamagotchis!
  136.  
  137. <---======##====================[ Dice Roll ]=====================##======--->
  138. MoGui rolls Charisma(2) + Influence(5) (7 dice) vs 8 for 0 successes.
  139. 1 5 5 5 6 7 10
  140. <-------------=============++++++++++++++++++++++++=============------------->
  141.  
  142. MoGui calls his crew, and gives them orders. Wherever they are, they hop on their bikes and scooters and they go looking. IF they find anything, they'll call or text him back.
  143.  
  144. Sometimes? Being the Founder of a motorcycle club got Mo all sorts of things! Other times? That and 3 bucks got him a Grande americano at Starbucks! Today? Today was one of those other times as his crew comes up empty. "Man, someone's working hard to keep this shady little operation on the lowdown." Lowdown? Did he mean downlow?!
  145.  
  146. <---======##====================[ Dice Roll ]=====================##======--->
  147. Joel rolls Wits + City Secrets vs 6 for 4 successes.
  148. 2 +6 +8 +8 +10
  149. <-------------=============++++++++++++++++++++++++=============------------->
  150.  
  151. <---======##====================[ Dice Roll ]=====================##======--->
  152. Naozumi rolls Charisma + Streetwise vs 6 for 3 successes.
  153. 5 +9 +9 +10
  154. <-------------=============++++++++++++++++++++++++=============------------->
  155.  
  156. Aha! The power of networking. Naozumi might be new to town, but he's got a feel for the streets. He asks this shop keeper, who asks another shopkeeper, how asks another, and so on. And so on. It's like that old shampoo commercial.
  157.  
  158. But eventually, they can lead him to a seemingly random alley... and the only place that still has them on the shelf.
  159.  
  160. (Even with the secret modifiers... you aced it!)
  161.  
  162. FOLLOWING THE TRAIL
  163.  
  164. The Trail leads down an alley, through a puddle of spilled sesame oil, under an awning of worn and sun-bleached lanterns, and past brick and mortar walls that hold countless random and sundry items for sale. Finding oneÕs way thru Chinatown is a maze of confusion, a chessboard of far too many pieces, and an adult sized ball pit of colors, shapes and sizes. ItÕs a mess, but alsoÉ wildly wonderful.
  165.  
  166. Even the locals donÕt know every alley or every shop - theyÕll give you landmarks, and in betweenÉ could be anything.
  167.  
  168. https://bit.ly/3eOK0N8
  169.  
  170. When you finally find the destination, itÕs an unassuming shop sandwiched between a tiny storefront selling office supplies and another thatÕs got restaurant equipment.
  171. (Area Knowledge?)
  172.  
  173. Naozumi leads the guys, "I think the people were indicating this way. We should be able to feel it son."
  174.  
  175. Joel's got his hand tucked in his trenchcoat pocket for some ~mysterious reason~. (It's a gun. Of course it's a gun.) And he sizes up the unassuming shop. "You guys play good cop, yeah? I'm gonna go around back and see if I can sneak in. I'm not much of a people person." Truer words were never spoken, and Joel raises a hand, moving to cut around the block for the back delivery entrance.
  176.  
  177. Mo gives Joel a nod a "thumbs up" then looks to Nao, "C'mon, let's go in and ask nice." He then shoves on into the shop.
  178.  
  179. The sign on the front is written in both English and Cantonese. "UNCLE CHINS COLLECTIONS".
  180. (Everybody - Perception+Alertness Base Diff 8)
  181.  
  182. <---======##====================[ Dice Roll ]=====================##======--->
  183. Joel rolls Perception + Alertness vs 6 for 2 successes.
  184. 1 3 3 5 +6 +7 10
  185. <-------------=============++++++++++++++++++++++++=============------------->
  186.  
  187. <---======##====================[ Dice Roll ]=====================##======--->
  188. MoGui rolls Perception(2) (2 dice) vs 8 for 1 successes.
  189. 3 +8
  190. <-------------=============++++++++++++++++++++++++=============------------->
  191.  
  192. Naozumi enters the shop with the group, looking around.
  193.  
  194. <---======##====================[ Dice Roll ]=====================##======--->
  195. Naozumi rolls Perception + Alertness vs 6 for 1 successes.
  196. 3 3 4 5 +8
  197. <-------------=============++++++++++++++++++++++++=============------------->
  198.  
  199. At the front door... MoGui can't find a door handle.
  200.  
  201. Naozumi gives him a funny look - he finds the handle no problem. What was -that- all about?
  202.  
  203. UNCLE CHINS COLLECTIONS
  204. If adventure had a name, it would be ÔNavigating The Aisles of Uncle Chins CollectionsÕ.
  205.  
  206. Past the shelves of plastic curious and the racks of worthless paper goods and unknowably pointless assemblies of color and shape is -probably- some kind of counter. Behind it is -likely- perched an ADD-raddled mind that came up with the design of this shop. UnlessÉ one simply threw the interior design plans up into a ceiling fan built the place around wherever the shredded pieces landed.
  207.  
  208. The Feng Shui is not only lacking, but one might argue itÕs painfully offensive.
  209.  
  210. The place is so cluttered, you can't even tell if anyone else is in here.
  211. (Roll Perception+Awareness vs 8, apply your own modifiers)
  212.  
  213. <---======##====================[ Dice Roll ]=====================##======--->
  214. Naozumi rolls Perception + Alertness vs 8 for 2 successes.
  215. 3 3 4 +9 +10
  216. <-------------=============++++++++++++++++++++++++=============------------->
  217. <---======##====================[ Dice Roll ]=====================##======--->
  218. MoGui rolls Perception(2) (2 dice) vs 8 for 0 successes.
  219. 3 4
  220. <-------------=============++++++++++++++++++++++++=============------------->
  221.  
  222. This shop is one big blob of Arcane and Misdirection. It's not -supposed- to be found, unless you're supposed to find it. What creates the parameters for finding it... well... that's TBD.
  223.  
  224. <---======##====================[ Dice Roll ]=====================##======--->
  225. MoGui rolls Perception(2) + Awareness(1) (3 dice) vs 8 for 2 successes.
  226. 3 +8 +10
  227. <-------------=============++++++++++++++++++++++++=============------------->
  228.  
  229. Naozumi looks around, a little bewildered, "This place is strange...we're lucky to have found it."
  230.  
  231. Mo frowns, "What this place needs is a good sweeping with Heaven's Broom!"
  232.  
  233. Naozumi says, “Tzu Wei is outside of my expertise.”
  234.  
  235. The place is so cluttered, you can't even tell if anyone else is in here. The music playing on the cheap speakers is... no kidding... chopsticks, on a loop. If you're gonna find anyone, you need to look around.
  236.  
  237. Naozumi says, “Let's try this way.”
  238.  
  239. "Feng Shui," corrects Mo. But lucky for you, I'm proficient in both!" The man warms up his hands, limbering them up to execute a few mudras as he works his ADVENTURE! brand of Etheric magic.
  240.  
  241. Joel stops short. "Fuck." He looks along the side of the block, trying to find another way in. But there isn't one. Late to the party, he arrives at the front door again, swinging it open a bit more widely than he necessarily needs to. He taps his tongue to his teeth, taking a long look around. "Ain't no back door to the place. Or if there is, there's something screwy about it," he calls over to the others, folding his arms and stopping by the entrance to take a long look around.
  242.  
  243. <---======##====================[ Dice Roll ]=====================##======--->
  244. Joel rolls Perception + Awareness vs 6 for 3 successes.
  245. 1 3 5 +6 +7 +9 9
  246. <-------------=============++++++++++++++++++++++++=============------------->
  247. <---======##====================[ Dice Roll ]=====================##======--->
  248. MoGui rolls Intelligence(2) + 2 + Occult(3) (7 dice) vs 6 for 5 successes.
  249. 4 5 +6 +7 +8 +8 +9
  250. <-------------=============++++++++++++++++++++++++=============------------->
  251.  
  252. There's a -whoosh- and somewhere in the shop (that you cant see), a candle flickers. Several do. One might even go out. Those of you attuned to the Yin and Yang would feel the balance getting a LOT closer to the preferred state, but it's still no temple of harmony. It's still a Bad Place(tm).
  253.  
  254. Mo will execute a few well-intentioned mudras, doing his level best to "brush" the big blob of Arcane and Misdirection and negative chi and joss away.
  255.  
  256. "Ugh, I'ma need a shower after this," mutters Mo. Then, louder, "Joel! Over here!!!" Glad to have back-up, back up was key, as Captain Levinbolt always used to say!
  257.  
  258. Naozumi shudders as the candles flicker, "Yeah, don' get lost here. It's unnerving."
  259.  
  260. The three of you are still standing in the 'front' of the shop, though you could probably pick any direction or aisle and quickly not have any idea what the layout is really like. Pick a lane. Left? Right? Maybe around the rack of red and yellow fans? Maybe under the stuffed dragons? Past the fireworks display that isnt really fireworks, but just colored ribbons?
  261.  
  262. Joel ignores MoGui as he goes prowling through the aisles. His first stop is the fireworks display, because of course the man whose resonance is electricity is drawn to things that could explode -- even if they're fake. He squats down to study the display, poking through it without hesitation, colored ribbons being shifted this way and that as he tries to isolate the source.
  263.  
  264. Naozumi wanders over to the ghost money and other funeral items.
  265.  
  266. Naozumi shows the others some of the items, "These are horrible quality. I am not even sure if they are real. Is this a set up?"
  267.  
  268. Mo feels .. squicky ... inauspicious joss and rotten chi was no fun to be around to those attuned to the middle kingdom's fundamental forces. A sigh, "What're we looking for, again? Or is it someone?" He'll keep his head on a swivel as he wanders and looks around.
  269.  
  270. As the three of you move through the shop, you can see the rest of the place. Behind the Counter is The Proprietor - heÕs a cliche old Chinamen, not unlike the guy who ran the shop in the movie ÔGremlinsÕ. https://bit.ly/3cKsU14
  271.  
  272. Asian PCs will immediately know heÕs as much of a cartoon effigy as if he was an Italian guy with a meatball stain on his white wife-beater.
  273.  
  274. ÓHerro, I am Mistah Gokko,Ó He says in a very, very poorly delivered accent. Beside him, on the counter, are a row of candles (smoldering now) and a tray of... yup... Tamagotchi!
  275. ÒWhat bring you to Chin Correction?Ó (Yes, heÕs that offensively racist. Social Interaction. Go! )
  276. Joel moves to lift a box that /should/ be cardboard that can't be so easily crushed, and then he crumples it up in a hand like it's a sheet of computer paper. "We got a setup here," he announces to the pair. "This is all a goddamn theater set to attract kids like catnip. Beware of middle-aged guys in vans with 'Free Candy' scrawled on the side." He only now moves towards MoGui and Naozumi at the counter, but he doesn't stop there, starting to round the counter to head into the back, unhesitating. The approach of Mr. Gokko stops him short. "Charlie Chan much?" he demands, but he gazes towards the two Asian men, curious about their reaction.
  277.  
  278. FINALLY! SOMETHING MO CAN KUNG-FU PUNCH! The youth growls, "Th' fuck is this, some sorta outlander devil come to clown on the naives?" he'll take a breath, focusing and channeling his chi. Many men have dreamed of holding the lightning in their hands, but a few can actually do it! They didn't call Mo "Kid Levinbolt" among the Society of Aether for nothing! Yang chi will arc and thunder about his hands and body as he approaches the 'shopkeeper'. "I represent the Azure Dragon of the East - what sort of traphouse operation do you think you're running here!"
  279.  
  280. Naozumi looks surprised, "Is this your shop?"
  281.  
  282. Li Bong has rolled NPC initiative: NPC Mr. Gokko goes on 13
  283. Naozumi has rolled initiative: 11
  284. Joel's BASE DANGER_SENSE is at least 2
  285. MoGui has rolled initiative: 15
  286.  
  287. <---======##====================[ Dice Roll ]=====================##======--->
  288. Joel rolls Perception + Alertness vs 6 for 3 successes.
  289. 1 4 5 +6 +8 +8 10
  290. <-------------=============++++++++++++++++++++++++=============------------->
  291.  
  292. Naozumi watches in awe as MoGui powers up and assumes his own martial arts stance.
  293.  
  294. Mister Gokko doesn't like Thunderbolts Kiss. And he obviously recognizes it for what it is. So... what does any threatened demon sorcerer do when that's flexed? He grabs for his Tamagotchi Basket and he grabs a glass bottle from the counter to smash on the floor!
  295. (After MoGui's pose and action, we do him. Then Nao)
  296.  
  297. Naozumi watches in awe as MoGui powers up and assumes his own martial arts stance.
  298.  
  299. Mo winds up his glowing Iron Fist (trademark violation!!! - someone call Stan Lee!) and tries to lay out the Bad Guy before said Bad Guy can do Bad Guy things. "Not in my neighborhood," growls Mo.
  300.  
  301. <---======##====================[ Dice Roll ]=====================##======--->
  302. MoGui rolls Dexterity(5) + Martial Arts (hard Style)(3) (8 dice) vs 7 for 3 successes.
  303. 1 2 4 5 +7 +7 +9 10
  304. <-------------=============++++++++++++++++++++++++=============------------->
  305.  
  306. MoGui reaches across the counter and CONNECTS with the old man. If anyone notices... the first doesnt actually hit his face. It actually hits like a foot to the side, BUT STILL HURTS!
  307. (roll regular damage + Thunderbolt's kiss)
  308.  
  309. <---======##====================[ Dice Roll ]=====================##======--->
  310. MoGui rolls Strength(3) + 2 (5 dice) vs 6 for 3 successes.
  311. 2 5 +6 +10 +10
  312. <-------------=============++++++++++++++++++++++++=============------------->
  313. <---======##====================[ Dice Roll ]=====================##======--->
  314. MoGui rolls Yang Chi(4) (4 dice) vs 6 for 3 successes.
  315. 2 +6 +7 +10
  316. <-------------=============++++++++++++++++++++++++=============------------->
  317. <---======##====================[ Dice Roll ]=====================##======--->
  318. MoGui rolls 1 (1 dice) vs 6 for -1 successes.
  319. -1
  320. <-------------=============++++++++++++++++++++++++=============------------->
  321. <---======##====================[ Dice Roll ]=====================##======--->
  322. Li Bong rolls 3 vs 5 for 2 successes.
  323. 3 +9 +10
  324. <-------------=============++++++++++++++++++++++++=============------------->
  325. <---======##====================[ Dice Roll ]=====================##======--->
  326. Li Bong rolls 4 vs 6 for 3 successes.
  327. 5 +6 +8 +10
  328. <-------------=============++++++++++++++++++++++++=============------------->
  329.  
  330. Mister Gokko takes the lethal blow like a champ. It knocks his hat off and his mustache astray. But, it's not enough to stop him, as he throws the Glass Bottle to the floor. There's a flash of cliche Chinese magic and GREEN SMOKE billows out, filling the entire shop in an explosion of color and obscurity and Correspondence/Matter magic (no need for Awareness rolls)
  331.  
  332. The sound is AN EXPLOSION and then... the rattle of Tamagotchis and the flutter of moving curtains.
  333.  
  334. (Your poses, no combat rounds)
  335.  
  336. Mo calls out, "Watch the corners and doors!"
  337.  
  338. Naozumi covers his eyes," Â, bikkurishita!"
  339.  
  340. The warning given, Mo once again centers his chi, but this time instead of the lightning? He'll summon the wind to give him and his fellows some "breathing space" and push the wind back and away. Mo's magic? Wind! Lightning! That sorta thing!
  341. Joel mutters, "Idiot," as he watches the display of power, backtracking to the shelves. He pulls out his gun and his pager. Buzz buzz. There's nothing doing from him, really, although when he stands, he has his gun in his hand, maintaining his distance from the fight that's about to break out. The smoke cloud makes him draw a quick breath and then try to duck out of the way of the smoke, in case there's something poisonous in it. When he realizes he can breathe, he trains his gun on where the curtain /was/, at least, the only sound he can make out in the midst of all the chaos. He doesn't fire yet, just gets a bead on whatever it is.
  342.  
  343. <---======##====================[ Dice Roll ]=====================##======--->
  344. Joel rolls Arete vs 5 for 0 successes.
  345. 2 4 4
  346. <-------------=============++++++++++++++++++++++++=============------------->
  347.  
  348. The smoke billows, filling the room. It's obscuring, but not caustic. Not painful. No suffocating.
  349.  
  350. <---======##====================[ Dice Roll ]=====================##======--->
  351. MoGui rolls Stamina(2) + Portents(3) (5 dice) vs 6 for 0 successes.
  352. 1 2 4 5 10
  353. <-------------=============++++++++++++++++++++++++=============------------->
  354.  
  355. <---======##====================[ Dice Roll ]=====================##======--->
  356. Joel rolls Arete vs 6 for 1 successes.
  357. 1 +9 9
  358. <-------------=============++++++++++++++++++++++++=============------------->
  359.  
  360. Naozumi dashes into the smoke.
  361.  
  362. Mo's wind magic? Fails him. *sad trombone noise* The place was full of bad juju! He'll push ahead into the unknown, trusting in his joss to see him thru the day!
  363.  
  364. Joel, both of them run into the smoke and presumably into the back room, thru the curtains. Probably into some kind of BOOBY TRAP!
  365.  
  366. What do YOU do?
  367.  
  368. Dashing thru the smoke, MoGui follows Naozumi into the back room! There's a cluttered back area, that's even worse than the shop. BUT, what you see once you're clear of the smoke is Mr. Gokko, very, very injured with a bloody face, AND... beside him, a 7' tall ONI with it's big club, and it's rolling toward you.
  369.  
  370. https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/a/a7/Oni.jpg
  371.  
  372. NaoZumi goes first, and both of your actions are -2 because of the smoke and surprise !
  373.  
  374. Dashing thru the smoke, MoGui follows Naozumi into the back room! There's a cluttered back area, that's even worse than the shop. BUT, what you see once you're clear of the smoke is Mr. Gokko, very, very injured with a bloody face, AND... beside him, a 7' tall ONI with it's big club, and it's rolling toward you.
  375.  
  376. https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/a/a7/Oni.jpg
  377.  
  378. Naozumi goes first, then Joel at the end of the round, and everyones actions are -2 this round because of the smoke and surprise !
  379.  
  380. <---======##====================[ Dice Roll ]=====================##======--->
  381. MoGui rolls Stamina(2) (2 dice) vs 6 for 1 successes.
  382. 2 +10
  383. <-------------=============++++++++++++++++++++++++=============------------->
  384.  
  385. <---======##====================[ Dice Roll ]=====================##======--->
  386. Naozumi rolls Manipulation + Empathy vs 7 for 2 successes.
  387. 2 3 5 6 +8 +9
  388. <-------------=============++++++++++++++++++++++++=============------------->
  389.  
  390. <---======##====================[ Dice Roll ]=====================##======--->
  391. Naozumi rolls Hun vs 6 for 1 successes.
  392. 3 3 +10
  393. <-------------=============++++++++++++++++++++++++=============------------->
  394.  
  395. Naozumi stands steadfast, looking the Oni right in th eye, "A pitiful demon such as you has no place in our court!"
  396.  
  397. Mo heads towards the ringleader, hoping to put the kibosh on the combat by knocking out the head of the gang! "Call off your demon, or face the fury of my Thunderbolt Strike!" It sounded good at least?
  398.  
  399. Joel watches, staring at the demonic Oni figure for a second. He's got a gun in his hand still, but he doesn't fire. He plants his feet wide, bending slightly at the knees, taking up the stance of a trained shooter. Safety off, he has his finger on the trigger, taking his time to aim. He doesn't shoot yet though, waiting for the pair he'd come with to achieve whatever they might first.
  400.  
  401. Mister Gakko can't take another punch from MoGui, so as the Oni -rolls- forward to crush his enemies, the old fake-Chinaman turns and rounds for a metal utility door that he kicks open to the alley. YES. There -is- a back exit! But, because the evil bastard was prepared for his eventual discovery, he turns at the last second and points at MoGui, shouting, "BEGONE!"
  402.  
  403. A blast of magic rushes to the action-man, in the form of a Forces effect!
  404.  
  405. <---======##====================[ Dice Roll ]=====================##======--->
  406. Li Bong rolls 4 vs 7 for 2 successes.
  407. 1 +8 +8 10
  408. <-------------=============++++++++++++++++++++++++=============------------->
  409.  
  410. <---======##====================[ Dice Roll ]=====================##======--->
  411. MoGui rolls Wits(5) + Occult(3) (8 dice) vs 8 for 2 successes.
  412. 2 2 4 4 6 7 +10 +10
  413. <-------------=============++++++++++++++++++++++++=============------------->
  414.  
  415. The old man's magic FIZZLES before reaching MoGui, but that gives him the time to escape out the back door.
  416.  
  417. The Oni, still moving forward, does NOT seem affected by Naozumi's intimidation. However... something is off.
  418.  
  419. (Nao and Joel, roll Perception+Alertness vs 7 (add your own mods)
  420.  
  421. <---======##====================[ Dice Roll ]=====================##======--->
  422. Naozumi rolls Perception + Alertness vs 7 for 0 successes.
  423. 1 5 6 6 8
  424. <-------------=============++++++++++++++++++++++++=============------------->
  425. <---======##====================[ Dice Roll ]=====================##======--->
  426. Joel rolls Perception + Alertness vs 7 for 2 successes.
  427. 2 2 3 3 3 +10 +10
  428. <-------------=============++++++++++++++++++++++++=============------------->
  429.  
  430. Mo executes the "Six Demon Bag" maneuver, opening up his figurative six demon bag to swallow up whatever mojo is headed his way!
  431.  
  432. <---======##====================[ Dice Roll ]=====================##======--->
  433. Joel rolls 2 vs 6 for 2 successes.
  434. +9 +10
  435. <-------------=============++++++++++++++++++++++++=============------------->
  436.  
  437. NEXT ROUND! The Oni is close to Naozumi and MoGui! The Bad GUy went out the back door. Joel is aiming his gun!
  438.  
  439. <---======##====================[ Dice Roll ]=====================##======--->
  440. Joel rolls Dexterity + Athletics vs 6 for 0 successes.
  441. 1 -1 4 5 6
  442. <-------------=============++++++++++++++++++++++++=============------------->
  443.  
  444. Mo shifts into pursuit mode-MoGui! Gotta catch'em all!
  445.  
  446. <---======##====================[ Dice Roll ]=====================##======--->
  447. MoGui rolls Dexterity(5) (5 dice) vs 6 for 3 successes.
  448. 2 4 +6 +9 +10
  449. <-------------=============++++++++++++++++++++++++=============------------->
  450.  
  451. "Move it!" Joel demands of the others as he tries to force his way through. But between all the bric-a-brac, the other two, the statue, it's hard for him to force his way through. "Fucking hell," he declares, stopping elbowing past. He's already spent time calling his shot. Now he'll take it, leveling the gun at the back door, drawing his cellphone out. There's plenty of plastic in the shop somewhere, and he fumbles to grab something cheap and plasticene in the hand that holds the cellphone.
  452.  
  453. Naozumi tries to slip past the demon to the alley.
  454.  
  455. <---======##====================[ Dice Roll ]=====================##======--->
  456. Naozumi rolls Dexterity + Athletics vs 6 for 0 successes.
  457. 2 5 5
  458. <-------------=============++++++++++++++++++++++++=============------------->
  459.  
  460. <---======##====================[ Dice Roll ]=====================##======--->
  461. Joel rolls Arete vs 5 for 0 successes.
  462. 1 -1 10
  463. <-------------=============++++++++++++++++++++++++=============------------->
  464.  
  465. Only MoGui is able to make it thru the clutter, and past the huge STATUE of the Oni, on wheels. He leaps around or through or over or whatever, and bursts outside the back while Naozumi and Joel are still surrounded by boxes and stuff.
  466.  
  467. <---======##====================[ Dice Roll ]=====================##======--->
  468. Joel rolls Dexterity + Firearms vs 6 for 2 successes.
  469. 1 3 5 +7 +7 9
  470. <-------------=============++++++++++++++++++++++++=============------------->
  471.  
  472. Mo scans the street for signs of his quarry, hollering in Mandarin >>OUTTA THE WAY! COMING THROUGH!!!<<, running like Ralph Macchio in Karate Kid when he was trying to evade the Cobra Kai at the Halloween Party!
  473.  
  474. <---======##====================[ Dice Roll ]=====================##======--->
  475. Joel rolls 4 vs 6 for 0 successes.
  476. 1 3 5 9
  477. <-------------=============++++++++++++++++++++++++=============------------->
  478.  
  479. Naozumi tries to kick to Oni out of the way.
  480.  
  481. <---======##====================[ Dice Roll ]=====================##======--->
  482. Naozumi rolls Dexterity + Martial Arts (hard Style) vs 6 for 0 successes.
  483. 1 2 6
  484. <-------------=============++++++++++++++++++++++++=============------------->
  485.  
  486. It works anway! The statue rolls backward, stopping against a rack of invoice paper with a resounding... 'clink'
  487.  
  488. Out in the alley - the same alley that Joel looking around before - Mr. Gokko has burst into a run, with the basket of Tamagotchi under one arm. MoGui comes FLYING out of the back room, sticking an amazing landing and sliding 10 feet across the blacktop. It's a -classic- Wu Shu move.
  489.  
  490. The old man, knowing he wont get away, turns toward his pursuer with a loud hiss.
  491. "You will never defeat me with your peasant magic!"
  492.  
  493. A bullet zings by, tearing at his cheap costume, tearing a perfect bullet-sized hole in his sleeve.
  494.  
  495. Li Bong has rolled NPC initiative: NPC Mr. Gokko goes on 10
  496. MoGui has rolled initiative: 11
  497.  
  498. Mo gives a grim smile. >>Your demon magic is strong, old man. Let's see if my peasant magic is stronger!<<
  499.  
  500. Naozumi attempts to kick the demon again.
  501.  
  502. <---======##====================[ Dice Roll ]=====================##======--->
  503. Naozumi rolls Dexterity + Martial Arts (hard Style) vs 6 for 3 successes.
  504. +8 +8 +10
  505. <-------------=============++++++++++++++++++++++++=============------------->
  506. <---======##====================[ Dice Roll ]=====================##======--->
  507. Naozumi rolls Strength + 2 vs 6 for 2 successes.
  508. 3 4 +7 +10
  509. <-------------=============++++++++++++++++++++++++=============------------->
  510.  
  511. Mr. Gokko gestures again, calling upon the great wind of the north! (There is no such thing. He's a total fake). He is attempting to blast MoGui with some more magic.
  512. (MoGui, you can do your action, or you can dodge/counter)
  513.  
  514. <---======##====================[ Dice Roll ]=====================##======--->
  515. MoGui rolls Intelligence(2) + Occult(3) (5 dice) vs 8 for 0 successes.
  516. 1 2 6 7 9
  517. <-------------=============++++++++++++++++++++++++=============------------->
  518. <---======##====================[ Dice Roll ]=====================##======--->
  519. MoGui rolls 2 (2 dice) vs 8 for 0 successes.
  520. 2 4
  521. <-------------=============++++++++++++++++++++++++=============------------->
  522.  
  523. The Statue shatters. It was ceramic and pieces fly everywhere! Naozumi has defeated the Great Oni!
  524.  
  525. Naozumi looks surprised, "He is just a dime store trickster!" He goes for the alley now that the demon is gone.
  526.  
  527. Joel really, really shouldn't have been able to make that shot, from where he was. But he did. He just didn't do any damage. Following the others out into the back alley, he keeps himself in the door, to escape if necessary, and works on leveling another shot. Unlike the first one, this one won't do the aggravated damage that the first one will.
  528.  
  529. <---======##====================[ Dice Roll ]=====================##======--->
  530. Li Bong rolls 4 vs 4 for 1 successes.
  531. 1 2 +7 10
  532. <-------------=============++++++++++++++++++++++++=============------------->
  533.  
  534. "Mysterious Confusion!" is the shout that Mr. Gokko issues as his magic blasts down the alley and slams into MoGui. You can -almost- see the pressure waves, except there isnt any. It's pure, unbridled fury in the shape of a Mind Blast.
  535. (Soak 2 bashing and roll Willpower or be blind for 1 rounds!)
  536.  
  537. <---======##====================[ Dice Roll ]=====================##======--->
  538. MoGui rolls Stamina(2) (2 dice) vs 6 for 0 successes.
  539. 2 2
  540. <-------------=============++++++++++++++++++++++++=============------------->
  541. <---======##====================[ Dice Roll ]=====================##======--->
  542. MoGui rolls Willpower(5) (5 dice) vs 6 for 4 successes.
  543. 2 +6 +6 +6 +9
  544. <-------------=============++++++++++++++++++++++++=============------------->
  545.  
  546. Gokko hits like a little girl. Like a little girl that plays with Tamogotchi!
  547.  
  548. Naozumi attempts to flying elbow the shopkeeper.
  549.  
  550. <---======##====================[ Dice Roll ]=====================##======--->
  551. Naozumi rolls Dexterity + Martial Arts (hard Style) vs 6 for 2 successes.
  552. 4 +6 +9
  553. <-------------=============++++++++++++++++++++++++=============------------->
  554.  
  555. Naozumi moves into the alley.
  556.  
  557. Mo gets hit by the psionic blast! "ARGH!" he exclaims, as he takes the hit. Luckily, he isn't blinded!
  558.  
  559. Li Bong has rolled NPC initiative: NPC Mr. Gokko goes on 16
  560. Joel has rolled initiative: 14
  561. MoGui has rolled initiative: 16
  562. Joel's BASE DAREDEVIL is at least 3
  563. Naozumi has rolled initiative: 7
  564.  
  565. Naozumi chases after the shopkeep, as fast as he can.
  566. <---======##====================[ Dice Roll ]=====================##======--->
  567. Naozumi rolls Dexterity + Athletics vs 6 for 0 successes.
  568. 4 4 4
  569. <-------------=============++++++++++++++++++++++++=============------------->
  570.  
  571. <---======##====================[ Dice Roll ]=====================##======--->
  572. Joel rolls Dexterity + Firearms vs 8 for 0 successes.
  573. 1 2 3 5 7 10
  574. <-------------=============++++++++++++++++++++++++=============------------->
  575.  
  576. Mo will try and trap the sorcerer in a chi ward once again, his hands executing another few mudras to focus his will!
  577.  
  578. The Old Man sees himself very outnumbered, and he's gonna go for the Vulgar act! He runs toward the wall, dodging any attacks, and RUNS UP THE BLOODY WALL!
  579.  
  580. <---======##====================[ Dice Roll ]=====================##======--->
  581. MoGui rolls Intelligence(2) + Occult(3) (5 dice) vs 8 for 1 successes.
  582. 5 6 7 7 +9
  583. <-------------=============++++++++++++++++++++++++=============------------->
  584.  
  585. Joel shoots again. He's a good shot, normally, but his bullet goes wide. "Motherfucker." He moves to shoot again. It has to connect at /some/ point, right?
  586.  
  587. Mr. Gekko starts to run up the wall, but hits an invisible bubble... and drops on his ass. He sits there, cursing, looking defeated.
  588.  
  589. Naozumi tries to kick him in the face while he's down.
  590.  
  591. Naozumi tries to kick him, but HE CANNOT REACH HIM! He seems to be protected by some kind of forcefield.
  592.  
  593. Mo breathes out a sigh of relief as he squeaks out his magical effect. The sorcerer was trapped by the invisible bonds of chi, Mo's mudras drawing them close and tight around the sorcerer before he can make good his escape!
  594.  
  595. Naozumi relaxes a bit, "He seems to be behind a barrier."
  596.  
  597. <---======##====================[ Dice Roll ]=====================##======--->
  598. Joel rolls Dexterity + Firearms vs 8 for 2 successes.
  599. 1 5 7 +8 +9 10
  600. <-------------=============++++++++++++++++++++++++=============------------->
  601. <---======##====================[ Dice Roll ]=====================##======--->
  602. Joel rolls 4 vs 6 for 1 successes.
  603. 3 4 4 +6
  604. <-------------=============++++++++++++++++++++++++=============------------->
  605.  
  606. The old man's head EXPLODES against the inside of the bubble. He dead. The Tamagotchi basket falls to the ground, and the little guys roll away.
  607.  
  608. (He only had 1 HL left)
  609.  
  610. <---======##====================[ Dice Roll ]=====================##======--->
  611. Joel rolls Willpower vs 6 for 5 successes.
  612. 2 3 4 +6 +6 +7 +8 +9
  613. <-------------=============++++++++++++++++++++++++=============------------->
  614.  
  615. Naozumi brushes his hands together, "Good riddance."
  616.  
  617. Mo nods to Nao and then looks over a shoulder for friend-Joel. "We need to send in mundies after him. I can call some of my biker gang brothers tio get hi-" But then? BLAM! The sorcerer gets one-shotted by Joel and Mo's eyes go wide. "Helluva shot," he mutters.
  618.  
  619. Naozumi looks down over the corpse, "Pitiful."
  620.  
  621. Joel trains his gun on the man. He's moving to wound him, not actually kill him, so the explosion makes him stare. He grimaces, a shiver visibly running through his shoulders. But it's fine, right? That guy was a bad guy. Safety back on, he drops his revolver back into his pocket. "Get the Tamagotchis. I can disable 'em." A flash of teeth to assure the other two everything's fine, right? It's totally fine. "Your place; your cleanup."
  622.  
  623. Mo doesn't need to be told twice! He was a consummate sidekick, and functioned best when there was a hero he could assist and take orders from. In this case? That hero? Was Joel. "Yessir," he says before he sets out to gather up the accursed devices for decommissioning!
  624.  
  625. The Tamagotchis were tied to the crazy wizard. He's dead, jim. No more wizard. No more magic. They were siphoning life energy, thru a Correspondance portal and he was absorbing it. But now... game over.
  626.  
  627. Forget it, Joel. It's Chinatown.
  628.  
  629. Naozumi says, “All we can hope is that the victims can begin to heal now.”
  630.  
  631. If you follow up with the victims you know about, the change is almost instantaneous. All good. No harm. No foul. Life energy just needs time to come back.
  632.  
  633. Mo hums "This Must Be the Place (Naive Melody)" by the Talking Heads.
  634. ~Home is where I want to be! Pick me up and turn me 'round~" sings the youth.
  635.  
  636. Naozumi grins, "I saw David Byrne in Tokyo. He is sooo cool."
  637.  
  638. A nod from Mo as he breathes a little easier, then he looks to Joel. "A thousand thank yous, Master Joel."
  639.  
  640. Joel moves to collect his magic bullet that went wide. No sense in leaving things around for the wrong parties to find.
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