Jill, Charming, Lawyer

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20:13 <~ColdGold|GM> It's been a few days since... well since Jill watched someone get beaten to death, received a briefcase full of heroin, made friends with one of the most dangerous up and coming gangs in town, and made it home in time for pie.
20:13 <~ColdGold|GM> All in all not a bad time, and there had been left overs of a few of things for her to enjoy on both Christmas Eve, and Christmas.
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20:16 <~ColdGold|GM> She'd spent most of those days relaxing thanks to her new stash. And thanks to it her Christmas had actually felt like Christmas. He family hadn't grated on her quite as much. Not even her perfect little sister. But despite the new help she had taking the edge off things, she knows she can't be fully happy until she's back to normal.
20:18 <~ColdGold|GM> There aren't many leads, and she can't be the only person looking for a cure. But a quick phone call to Suede had been enough to get her own personal handwritten note delivered to Prince Charming in hopes of a meeting. Sure she might owe a favor later, but that was nothing to her. This was /important/.
20:19 <~ColdGold|GM> It's the day after Christmas. Jill has had most of the day off to herself, but she's still waiting for word from Charming.
20:19 <~ColdGold|GM> ||
20:29 <Pink|Jill> She doesn't mind favors. That's how things work. And once she is beautiful, she'll have favors to spare. As for now... the pie tastes sweeter with Candy. And maybe her fucking siser will... Anyway, she still largely keeps to herself, so as not to push things, but overall things are looking up. She's in a bad spot... but she can fucking get OUT of it. Damnit, she can. Whether the PRT, or her lawyer, or Prince Charming... she will FIND
20:29 <Pink|Jill> a way.
20:29 <Pink|Jill> ||
20:31 <~ColdGold|GM> ...
20:31 Faustus → FaustAndAbout
20:39 <~ColdGold|GM> That in mind Jill sits and waits. She keeps herself occupied with H, and dreams of the future when she's not a... a monster anymore. She'll be beautiful again, she can almost see it happening. She's so close, all she needs is a callback. As her anticipation rises to a fever pitch she hears her phone vibrate a few times.
20:39 <~ColdGold|GM> ||
20:44 <Pink|Jill> She takes several deep breaths. Lets it ring just long enough so that she doesn't seem eager and then picks up. "Hello?" she says.||
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20:56 <~ColdGold|GM> ...
20:57 <~ColdGold|GM> ((Did you use a pseudonym or your actual name?))
20:58 <Pink|Jill> (Just my first name. He can trivially look my phone number up after all)
20:59 <~ColdGold|GM> ...
20:59 <~ColdGold|GM> The number is a local one but she doesn't recognize it, a good sign
21:00 <~ColdGold|GM> "Hello. Am I speaking to Jill?" A woman's voice asks from the other side.
21:00 <~ColdGold|GM> ||
21:01 <Pink|Jill> "This is Jill," she replies warmly. "Thank you for calling," she adds.||
21:02 <~ColdGold|GM> ...
21:04 <~ColdGold|GM> "Of course, no problem at all." The woman replies with a practiced sounding warmness in her voice.
21:06 <~ColdGold|GM> "I'm calling in regards to the note that was sent to Prince Charming. He's willing to meet with you today, if that's fine with you. His next available time will be at 5:00 will that work for you?" She asks.
21:07 <~ColdGold|GM> ||
21:07 <~ColdGold|GM> -||
21:07 <~ColdGold|GM> It's only a little past noon, 1:34 to be exact. So she has time to get ready and get there.
21:07 <~ColdGold|GM> ||
21:21 <Pink|Jill> "That would be wonderful," she says, and she means it. It is perfect.||
21:37 <~ColdGold|GM> ...
21:38 <~ColdGold|GM> "Wonderful. The meeting will be in Charming's main offices on Charming Street. You can't miss them. See you soon." The woman says, waiting for Jill to reply before hanging up.
21:38 <~ColdGold|GM> ||
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22:03 <Pink|Jill> Jill makes the appropriate mouth noises despite her lack of... lips... and makes her preparations. Or, rather, puts them into use because she's put a bit of prep into this already, just like any job. Dressing well, emphasising her good and strictly hiding any hint of the bad. She makes her way out, making sure to arrive a couple minutes early before going in. Her instinct is that lateness isn't his thing- not for this sort of business,
22:03 <Pink|Jill> anyway.||
22:10 <~ColdGold|GM> While there are several hours between the time and her meeting. Jill soon finds that to prepare in the way she wants to to meet Prince Charming, those extra hours are a blessing. It's touch and go work, but in time she can look in the mirror and not completely hate the way she looks. She knows Charming is pretty particular himself, so she hopes he feels the
22:10 <~ColdGold|GM> same way.
22:12 <~ColdGold|GM> As she's heading out she hears her sister's voice from the hallway nearby. "Hey where you going sis? You don't wanna go to the festival with me, Mom, and Dad?"
22:12 <~ColdGold|GM> ||
22:15 <Pink|Jill> "I'm seeing a doctor," she says. "A specialist." She tries to restrain her own emotions. Of course she would want to show off being the normal one among freaks.||
22:17 <~ColdGold|GM> Her sister gets a curious look on her face.
22:17 <~ColdGold|GM> "A specialist? For what?" She asks. "Are you feeling okay?" She continues looking worried.
22:17 <~ColdGold|GM> ||
22:25 <Pink|Jill> Jill could BREAK something. "For my face." She slams the door before she can lose her composure, heading out to the car.
22:35 <~ColdGold|GM> ((||?))
22:35 <Pink|Jill> ||
22:41 <~ColdGold|GM> The door smacks against the frame with a loud thump. Jill storms over the welcome mat, down the path towards her car. As she walks away and steams the door opens up behind her.
22:42 <~ColdGold|GM> "Jill. Wait!" Her sister calls from behind her. She follows her to her car.
22:42 <~ColdGold|GM> "I'm sorry if I said something to make you upset, but we can't keep being like this all the time." She steps closer.
22:43 <~ColdGold|GM> "I'm worried about you."
22:43 <~ColdGold|GM> ||
22:45 <Pink|Jill> Jill nearly rips the door handle off her car before she takes a deep breath. "You can worry about the fuckers who did this to me when..." She exhales through ehr torturous mouth, her veil fluttering. "I'll be fine when I'm BETTER."||
22:47 <~ColdGold|GM> ((Social check please, do you think any of your skills apply?))
22:47 <~ColdGold|GM> ((Intention of the check is to end the conversation I'd say))
22:59 <Pink|Jill> $roll 2h6+1 deception
22:59 <[ATM]> Pink|Jill "deception" [3] (2) +1 = 4
23:06 <~ColdGold|GM> $roll 1d6-1 S. Wits
23:06 <[ATM]> ColdGold|GM "S. Wits" [4] -1 = 3
23:07 <~ColdGold|GM> Jill's sister gives her a quizzical eye, and frowns at her but doesn't push the subject any further. She backs up a few steps.
23:07 <~ColdGold|GM> "I'll be home later if you want to talk, drive safe." She says, looking concerned.
23:08 <~ColdGold|GM> ||
23:12 <Pink|Jill> Jill doesn't dignify that with a response, and her face wouldn't be expressive enough even if it wasn't veiled. Just the sight of... She is glad for the long drive.||
23:14 <~ColdGold|GM> She can see her sister watching her drive away in her rear view mirror as she peels off. She loses sight of her as she goes up one of San Raul's many hills. Not even Buckler's bomb could get rid of those.
23:14 <~ColdGold|GM> ((Has she shot up recently, or is she sober for this meeting?))
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23:20 <Pink|Jill> (Sober for this.)
23:21 <Pink|Jill> (Though she's not gone too long, either.)
23:21 <Pink|Jill> (Last night she shot up, but not during the day today)
23:22 <~ColdGold|GM> As she rides in her vehicle through the slums, she sees sights of the festival she'd been hearing so much about. It was almost impossible to avoid living in the slums. The Citizens practically ran the place now. Police, PRT, and city services didn't even come there anymore. The Citizens kept the place running.
23:24 <~ColdGold|GM> Passing the market, she has to slow down to let a large group of Offshoots and a few scattered non-mutated people cross the street. She's missing a feeling in her that she had never felt before shooting up the first time. It's not unbearable, but things are just different while sober, she's found.
23:25 <~ColdGold|GM> As she waits for people to finish crossing the street she sees something that gives her pause. Jeremy Lawrence, one of the guys she'd had around before she'd become a monster holding hands with... an Offshoot woman?
23:28 <~ColdGold|GM> She's so ugly too! What is he thinking? She's got scales in places, reptile like eyes, and a long flickering tongue that Jill sees as she laughs with Jeremy. They all pass and leave room for Jill to pass.
23:29 <~ColdGold|GM> ((Do you want to comment on this at all? Or do you want me to just keep going with the drive?))
23:31 <Pink|Jill> That... monsterfucker. She knows hwere he LIVES. And when... Okay. Fuck. Focus. Shee doesn't need HIM. Jeremy can kiss her shining ass, and he'll fucking beg to.||
23:36 <~ColdGold|GM> Jill continues to drive fuming as she passes them by. The rest of the drive is more quiet, with just her thoughts and her radio station of choice, 100.7 or Z-100, San Raul's top choice for the countries top hits.
23:41 <~ColdGold|GM> "So, so what? / I'm still a rock star / I got my rock moves / And I don't need you...", Pink sings through her speakers. They haven't been playing it as much lately, but it had been very popular over the summer.
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23:44 <~ColdGold|GM> As she leaves the slums things are a lot less festive, though the lights are still up in most places, all dim in the sunlight. People are already preparing for New Years.
23:45 <~ColdGold|GM> Traffic is sparse until she gets to Charming Street, and the direction she'd come from is the opposite direction of his office building.
23:45 <~ColdGold|GM> Her car clock says 4:52, she's about ten minutes away.
23:45 <~ColdGold|GM> ||
23:48 <~ColdGold|GM> ((https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FJfFZqTlWrQ))
23:48 <Pink|Jill> She picks it up slightly. She doesn't like to be behind schedule. Her fucking sister. FUCKING Jeremy. Her hands grip the wheel tightly. Even if she is a moment late, she can play it off... but she'd rather not be on the back foot. Time to get a parking space and get in there. Fucking holidays. Merry fucking christmas.||
23:49 <~ColdGold|GM> ((Alright let's get some uh, dex for reckless driving. :P))
23:51 <Pink|Jill> (I wasn't thinking THAT reckless o.O)
23:51 <Pink|Jill> $roll 1d6-1
23:51 <[ATM]> Pink|Jill [2] -1 = 1
23:51 <~ColdGold|GM> ((I know I'm just joking, lol))
23:51 <~ColdGold|GM> ((There was going to be some cutting off, and stuff. Haha))
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23:52 <Pink|Jill> (=P)
23:53 <~ColdGold|GM> Jill tries to speed up a bit, but the car in front of her refuses to go any faster. When she tries to get into the next lane she notices a car hanging in just the right spot to stop her from switching lanes. And then they hit a stop light.
23:54 <~ColdGold|GM> That stop light turns into two more, and she watches the minutes tick by.
23:54 <~ColdGold|GM> Charming street is more like the market in the slum than the rest of the city, crowded. Though there isn't a single Offshoot she can see.
23:57 <~ColdGold|GM> She sees the tall Office Buildings just up ahead. The architectural design behind them is strange, with three towers two behind and one in front that all meet up the top with bridges. There's a large center room in the center of those bridges. The building is completely paneled with glass.
23:57 <~ColdGold|GM> There are a hive of people running around inside. Business continues even a few days after the Holiday.
23:58 <~ColdGold|GM> As she finds a parking space she sees the clock tick 4:59 she'd managed to make better time than she'd thought, but she still needs to climb fast.
23:58 <~ColdGold|GM> People give her odd looks as she steps out of her car and whisper to one another.
23:58 <~ColdGold|GM> ||
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Monday, March 13th, 2017
00:04 <Pink|Jill> Jill is used to being stared at- and while her skin crawls between her shoulders, she knows damn well that no matter how curious they are about her veil, there is nothing for them to see. She knows that what they can see is gorgeous, which helps- that's what they're really looking at, wondering how she is. What brings her here. For all they know, she could be... anyone.
00:04 <Pink|Jill> Let. Them. Stare. She makes her way in for her meeting.||
00:06 <~ColdGold|GM> ((Oh! Social, presentation))
00:11 <Pink|Jill> $roll 1d6+1
00:11 <[ATM]> Pink|Jill [1] +1 = 2
00:12 <Pink|Jill> $roll 1d6+1
00:12 <[ATM]> Pink|Jill [4] +1 = 5
00:13 <~ColdGold|GM> ((Ed. Note, Charm for reroll))
00:13 <~ColdGold|GM> ...
00:15 <~ColdGold|GM> Jill ignores the looks, no she basks in them. She deserved to watched. She struts like she's known how to do since she'd learned the effect her walk had on people. As she steps into the building people step out of her way, and it becomes apparent to her that the whispers and stares aren't negative ones.
00:15 <~ColdGold|GM> They're curious. Who's this strangely beautiful woman with a veiled face walking into Prince Charming's offices of all places?
00:17 <~ColdGold|GM> The lobby has marble floors, and is huge. It leads to a number of hallways, and rooms. It turns out people spreading out of the way makes for quick time, and she makes it to the elevator with little effort. The people inside of it clear to the edges to give her space as they ride upwards.
00:17 <~ColdGold|GM> ||
00:20 <Pink|Jill> Who else but a princess? She's felt it a few times, but this... There is nothing like the utter depths of despair to make a rise into the clouds feel good.||
00:22 <~ColdGold|GM> The ride is quick, quicker than a regular elevator would go she's sure. It's only 5:04 on the large clock above the receptionist's head. She strides from the elevator into the room and the receptionist smiles when she sees her.
00:23 <~ColdGold|GM> She's absolutely stunning. With blindingly white teeth, a caramel complexion, jewel like green eyes, and brunette curly ringlets of hair.
00:23 <~ColdGold|GM> ((Wits please))
00:28 <Pink|Jill> $roll 2h6 investigation
00:28 <[ATM]> Pink|Jill "investigation" [5] (2)  = 5
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00:30 <~ColdGold|GM> Jill realizes a few things seeing her. One thing is that she looks kind of fake, not in a plastic surgery kind of way, she looks natural. But there's almost too much that's good looking about this woman. The other thing she realizes is that there hasn't been a single ugly person in the entire building. Even someone she'd seen emptying a trash bag on the way
00:30 <~ColdGold|GM> to the elevator had been pretty good looking.
00:30 <~ColdGold|GM> "Hello, Jill? He's wrapping up a call and then he'll be right with you." She says, gesturing to the lobby.
00:30 <~ColdGold|GM> Her name tag reads 'Barbara', and Jill recognizes her voice as the one she'd spoken to earlier.
00:30 <~ColdGold|GM> ||
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00:33 <Pink|Jill> Jill has a bad feeling about that, if this is the result. She has always been beautiful, always... but it had always been real. Well. Admittedly, she is in a poor place to be choosy, but... It is something to watch out for. There are other options.
00:34 Teller|GM → Teller
00:34 <Pink|Jill> Actually, that does help, the knowledge that this isn't make or break for her. She can see what the options are... and she doesn't HAVE to take it. That is a big weight, off, more than if she'd not had issue with Barbra.
00:38 <Pink|Jill> She greets the woman warmly, knowing that she's almost perfectly within the acceptable window. She couldn't have timed it better if she had actually timed it better. "Thank you," she adds as the woman plays her part in the little dance of power play. She'd be charmed even if she couldn't walk away. Especially since she knows that what she IS is beautiful, not whatever artifice the secretary... the janitors have. She just needs an artist
00:38 <Pink|Jill> to find... what was te quote again? From that renaissance sculptor guy she'd read about in her research?||
00:41 Pink|Jill → Pink
00:41 <~ColdGold|GM> ||PAUSE||
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Tuesday, March 14th, 2017
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Thursday, March 16th, 2017
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Friday, March 17th, 2017
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Saturday, March 18th, 2017
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Sunday, March 19th, 2017
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Monday, March 20th, 2017
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Tuesday, March 21st, 2017
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Wednesday, March 22nd, 2017
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Thursday, March 23rd, 2017
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Saturday, March 25th, 2017
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Sunday, March 26th, 2017
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16:01 <~ColdGold|GM> "You're very welcome." Barbara says, smiling an eerily white smile at her. She begins to gesture at a chair, when her phone starts ringing. A pleasant jingle that sounds sort of like musical wind chimes.
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16:01 <~ColdGold|GM> She picks up the phone, holding up a finger to Jill.
16:02 <~ColdGold|GM> "Hello? Okay, I'll escort her right on in, sir.... yes. Okay." She hangs up, and rises to her feet. She's tall for a woman, at least 6' tall for sure.
16:03 <~ColdGold|GM> "Follow me, Jill." The woman says gesturing as she walks to a door next to the desk.
16:03 <~ColdGold|GM> ||
16:06 <Pink|Jill> That helps, too- subtle hints about the Prince's modus operandi, though she doesn't think of it in those terms. She follows.||
16:07 <~ColdGold|GM> ...
16:07 <~ColdGold|GM> Barbara presses a buzzer, and the two wait a few moments before they hear a click and a brief -bzzt-. She opens the door, leading Jill inside.
16:13 <~ColdGold|GM> The hallway is long, and lined with pictures of Prince Charming posing with a number of recognizable celebrities. His reach is clear to see, as he can be seen with models, musicians, artists, actors. He seems to have his fingers in all sorts of things regarding entertainment. There's a large door at the end of the hall.
16:13 <~ColdGold|GM> ((Know please, low DC))
16:17 <Pink|Jill> $roll 1d6+1 know
16:17 <[ATM]> Pink|Jill "know" [3] +1 = 4
16:20 <Pink|Jill> $roll 1d6+1 know
16:20 <[ATM]> Pink|Jill "know" [4] +1 = 5
16:22 <~ColdGold|GM> ...
16:24 <~ColdGold|GM> As they reach the halfway point of the bright start studded hallway, Barbara's heels clacking with every step, the door at the end of the hall opens. Two figures emerge.
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16:28 <~ColdGold|GM> One is a tall black man, in the sort of coat a Shepard might wear but coated in spots, it looks like leopard fur. He's wearing some sun glasses, a baggy pair of white sweat pants, some designer tennis shoes (Jordan's), and an obscene amount of jewelry. His hair is braided and tied back into a pony tail, he's scowling and he has gold and diamonds on his
16:28 <~ColdGold|GM> teeth.
16:29 <~ColdGold|GM> The other is a shorter woman with silver died hair, and elaborately done make up. She's dressed in a short yellow sundress that shows off a number of curves.
16:29 <~ColdGold|GM> Jill recognizes them both. They're both rogues.
16:29 <~ColdGold|GM> ||
16:29 <~ColdGold|GM> -|\
16:29 <~ColdGold|GM> -||
16:40 <~ColdGold|GM> The shorter one is Eloise, a singer who was on the come up in Sacramento. She was a  grab bag cape. She could project any noise she wanted at incredible volumes, can induce euphoria, read emotions, and was making tunes that were starting to crack the top 40.
16:40 <~ColdGold|GM> The other was called Golden Fleece. Who could imbue materials with an energy that made them tougher, and gave him fine control. He ran a successful clothing line.
16:41 <~ColdGold|GM> Fleece doesn't even look at Jill as he passes, but Eloise gives her an odd look.
16:41 <~ColdGold|GM> ||
16:44 <Pink|Jill> Jill will shoe them curves... and jewels for that matter. Neither of them are in her class, no matter how powerful they are. Eloise... Jill nods to her, veil shifting slightly- she is dangerous to Jill, in particular. Best to make a good impression. The other one is not a concern, though she is careful not to give him any less courtesy than he shows her.||
16:56 <~ColdGold|GM> ...
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17:50 <~ColdGold|GM> ((Sorry, big rush at work after being dead for hours))
17:50 <~ColdGold|GM> ((Social presentation please))
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20:34 <Pink|Jill> $roll 2h6+1 charm
20:34 <[ATM]> Pink|Jill "charm" (1) [5] +1 = 6
20:35 <~ColdGold|GM> Eloise nods back, and Fleece raises an eyebrow seeing Jill. They're both a pretty big deal in their spheres of influence so the fact that they're even paying attention to her says a lot about her.
20:37 <~ColdGold|GM> Jill is brought into a large conference hall with a number of empty seats at the table. Barbara gestures at one. "Have a seat, he'll be right with you." Barbara says.
20:38 <~ColdGold|GM> The windows feature a view of the city, cars pass below, even though the destruction on some of the store fronts and the construction crews from the incident with Character the other day are still present.
20:38 <~ColdGold|GM> Barbara leaves, leaving her to wait.
20:38 <~ColdGold|GM> ||
20:44 <Pink|Jill> Jill thanks Barbara, taking a seat and admiring the view- the timing is good- the Prince has been given a close to home reminder that there are forces out there attacking beautiful things. He'll have it in mind. Not her plan, but it fits together. They have a common foe, in the abstract.||
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20:59 <~ColdGold|GM> ...
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21:13 <~ColdGold|GM> "You're very welcome." Barbara says as she exits, leaving Jill alone with the view.
21:14 <~ColdGold|GM> It's about 5 minutes or so before she even hears anyone else.
21:14 <~ColdGold|GM> Finally there's a crackling and a voice rumbles out of some speakers in the room.
21:14 <~ColdGold|GM> "Pose for me, Jill." Is all it says.
21:14 <~ColdGold|GM> ||
21:21 <Pink|Jill> Jill is always posing. The trick is to make it seem otherwise. Jill lets off any pretence of that now- she faces the speakers, slowly uncrossing her legs, recrossing them and setting back her shoulders slightly as she adjusts her dress. Far from the worst audition she's had- far from the most demeaning, too, for that matter.||
21:21 <~ColdGold|GM> ((Charm please))
21:25 <Pink|Jill> $roll 2h6+1 charm
21:25 <[ATM]> Pink|Jill "charm" (2) [6] +1 = 7
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21:54 <~ColdGold|GM> ...
21:55 <~ColdGold|GM> There aren't any reactions for her to read but Jill /knows/ she's posed perfectly.
21:56 <~ColdGold|GM> Just the right amount of sexiness, with just the right bit of charm. A tip of the head to accentuate the veil, and a good dose of charm as his name suggests he'd like. Only someone with years of knowing they're the shit could pull off something like that.
21:56 <~ColdGold|GM> The crackling of the speaker goes quiet a moment later.
21:57 <~ColdGold|GM> The door opens and he strides on in.
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21:58 <~ColdGold|GM> Is mouth is a straight line, surrounded by a salt and pepper beard that's just a bit longer than stubble.
21:58 <~ColdGold|GM> His**
22:00 <~ColdGold|GM> He's dressed sharply, head to toe in a straight black suit. He's muscular enough that the outline of his shape can be seen through the well tailored ensemble. His hair is a solid jet black, slicked back so tightly it shines. His skin is a golden tan. This is a man that was beautiful before and then became a Parahuman that was capable of looking even better.
22:00 <~ColdGold|GM> He's the best looking man Jill has ever seen, she swears it. She knows it's artificial but it's hard to disrespect the result.
22:00 <~ColdGold|GM> He takes a seat across from her, and raises his leg over the other one. He raises an eyebrow expectantly, but says nothing, instead waiting for Jill to speak.
22:00 <~ColdGold|GM> ||
22:32 <Pink|Jill> Jill has possibly never hated someone more. She can rationalize in any way she wishes, but it is true. On the other hand, well. She can appreciate him. The two are anything but mutually exclusive.
22:39 <Pink|Jill> "Sorry about the veil," she says.||
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22:40 <~ColdGold|GM> ...
22:42 <~ColdGold|GM> Charming waves a hand as if it's nothing. "I don't dislike it." He says dismissively, as if that's supposed to mean anything.
22:42 <~ColdGold|GM> He leans back, and clasps his hands together on top of the table.
22:44 <~ColdGold|GM> "Listen Jill, this is no threat. I only tell you this because I'm a man that respects open communication. The PRT has started war with me, I have to rebuild my street, the ugliness in the city is overflowing..." his lip is curled as if he's absolutely disgusted.
22:44 <~ColdGold|GM> He takes a deep breath and seems to regain his composure.
22:45 <~ColdGold|GM> "My point is. I've been very busy lately, but your letter caught my eye. I'm here to listen but /make it good./ What can I do for you?"
22:45 <~ColdGold|GM> ||
22:55 <Pink|Jill> He'd better not- it had taken her more effort than she cares to think about to pick it- fashionable veils are not exactly easy to find in her economic bracket. She nods slightly. And again, acknowledging each point- it matches well with her opinion of the situation.
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23:03 <Pink|Jill> "They're responsible for my condition. For disfiguring me." She doesn't suppress the shudder- though she does make sure that it is a good shudder. "Them. Bucker. All of them. They don't care about ugliness. They think it's a fucking joke. And they think you are, too. They only care about your power- not what you're about. They look at you like any jackass who can blow up a building with his fucking eyes. And me... they don't think
23:03 <Pink|Jill> about me at all... yet." And THAT is the worst insult of all, isn't it?
23:05 <Pink|Jill> She straightens slightly. "For now, I don't know if you can help me. But at least... you understand."||
23:08 <~ColdGold|GM> ((Social check please, no charm))
23:08 <Pink|Jill> $roll 1d6+1
23:08 <[ATM]> Pink|Jill [5] +1 = 6
23:08 <~ColdGold|GM> ((Ed. Note, tag Social))
23:12 <~ColdGold|GM> Jill can see the almost unnoticeable changes in his expression when she says 'PRT', and even more noticeable one when she says Buckler. They're negative looks. He wasn't a fan, apparently. She's hitting good points, she can tell, but she needs to drive it home. Something she'd said had resonated with him. '...not what you're about."
23:12 <~ColdGold|GM> '*
23:13 <~ColdGold|GM> "I can't understand the feeling of needing to wear a veil..." He says, vainly. "But I do get where you're coming from." He accedes .
23:13 <~ColdGold|GM> ||
23:17 <Pink|Jill> $roll 2h6+1 raise esteem
23:17 <[ATM]> Pink|Jill "raise esteem" [5] (3) +1 = 6
23:17 <~ColdGold|GM> -||
23:18 <~ColdGold|GM> Jill's studying and ability to read people are paying off. Her mindfulness of her actions is paying off, she can tell. It may not seem so, but he's warming up to her little by little. She just needs to keep saying the right things.
23:18 <~ColdGold|GM> ||
23:23 <Pink|Jill> ...
23:41 <Pink|Jill> He's lying, of course- he understands all too well. It is what he is, a veil. "They think they know everything. Can you imagine what they would do with me if I went to them with my powers?" She slips it in naturally, coyly, like a glimpse of thigh in a slit skirt. "I bet they'd do me favors then. Try to get on my good side, trying to make me useful to them. Maybe they'd even call me 'pretty.'" She gives a brief, hard laugh. "Fuck.
23:41 <Pink|Jill> Them. Fuck Buckler's lawyers. If they all have their way, in ten years they'll be calling him a hero and whoever is left in the... slum..." Her voice makes clear what she thinks of that moniker. "...will be a sidenote... or a sideshow." She adjusts her veil just enough that the play of light shimmers on her shoulders so slightly. "They're ugly, and they're the ones who need the veil."||
23:47 <~ColdGold|GM> ((Do you still want to do your investigation check?))
23:50 <Pink|Jill> $roll 2h6 investigation
23:50 <[ATM]> Pink|Jill "investigation" [6] (6)  = 6
23:50 <Pink|Jill> (dazog)
23:50 <~ColdGold|GM> ..
23:53 <~ColdGold|GM> Prince Charming chuckles with her as she barks her little laugh. She's starting to understand the guy, he really is that simple. Things are either ugly, or appealing to him, no in between. He seems to have strong feelings on those two things though, stronger than usual. It's a little harder to tell what falls into his definition of those two things, but she
23:53 <~ColdGold|GM> thinks she has an idea. It's all about the aesthetic whole, the presentation. She's been nailing that, and talking in just the way he'd like to hear. The mention of powers is another plus, as she sees his estimation of her rise just the smallest bit more.
23:54 <~ColdGold|GM> "You use a lot of them, not us, Jill." Charming points out. "What makes you different? You don't seem so keen on using your powers for /them/, what do /you/ want?"
23:55 <~ColdGold|GM> It's all so easy, if she was herself she'd be able to talk him into helping her for sure. There's only one thing stopping it, the veil and the implication of what's behind it. How can she address what she knows he'll find ugly if he could see it?
23:55 <~ColdGold|GM> ||
Monday, March 27th, 2017
00:12 <Pink|Jill> "Because I'm here after being disfigured... and I'm beautiful anyway." It's true, isn't it? She WANTS to be told it, sure- she'd let people almost convince her that she is hideous... but look where that had gotten her. She wants people to see her beauty, but she wants to fix what has been done to her. She wants to hurt those who hurt her, both before and after, regardless. "But that's no reason to sit back and take it!" She had almost
00:12 <Pink|Jill> killed herself, more than once. Rejection had cut her, hard. It had been foreign to her. Truth be told, it still is- she doesn't understand it, but she certainly can feel it, and they had struck deep to undefended parts of her.
00:14 <Pink|Jill> She hasn't come to terms with her appearance, not really... but she knows that there's more to her.
00:14 <Pink|Jill> "I want to make things right." She knows that he knows what she means by the word 'right.' Beautiful.||
00:15 <~ColdGold|GM> ((One last Charm roll please))
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00:19 <Pink|Jill> $roll 2h6+1 charm
00:19 <[ATM]> Pink|Jill "charm" [4] (3) +1 = 5
00:20 <~ColdGold|GM> Prince Charming smiles. His teeth are literally blindingly white, causing his features to blur in Jill's eyes. He switches to a closed mouth smile.
00:21 <~ColdGold|GM> "I like you, Jill." He says simply.
00:21 <~ColdGold|GM> He nods.
00:21 <~ColdGold|GM> "Okay. Unveil yourself."
00:21 <~ColdGold|GM> ||
00:32 <Pink|Jill> Jill sits up a little straighter, hands traveling up slowly- meeting her veil in time with her nod's completion. He was right, she did put emphasis on them- but they both know who the 'us' is, as she takes a deep breath and lifts the veil. She does not remove the hat, initially- the face is more than enough to give the full idea without being... vulgar. She is also no Phryne- well, not from the neck up. Her hands remain upon the brim of
00:32 <Pink|Jill> the hat as she gauges his reaction.||
00:35 <~ColdGold|GM> Prince Charming's smile shifts into a straight line, and then into a frown.
00:36 <~ColdGold|GM> "Well that cannot do." He says, shaking his head rapidly and looking down as if he's puzzling a problem out in his head.
00:37 <~ColdGold|GM> At first he's easy to misinterpret as being angry. But in truth she can see he's upset /for/ her.
00:37 <~ColdGold|GM> "No wonder you got powers, Jill." He says.
00:38 <~ColdGold|GM> He shakes his head sadly again, and then gestures for her to raise it again, as if he understands that it she herself doesn't want to be unveiled.
00:39 <~ColdGold|GM> "I'll help you."
00:39 <~ColdGold|GM> ||
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00:49 <Pink|Jill> Upset for Jill is by far the dominant sort of upset Jill is familiar with as well, and it resonates. She lets the veil fall, arranging it as the thin material settles. She adjusts the wide hat-brim, inclines her head to the Prince.
00:50 <Pink|Jill> "Thank you," she says, entirely genuinely.||
00:52 <~ColdGold|GM> "Now knowing who I am, and what I can do. Do you have any questions for me? What would you have me do to help you out?" He asks. He sounds like he's choosing his words carefully, like he's reciting a contract.
00:53 <~ColdGold|GM> He looks her up and down, and then he rises to his feet. He pushes his seat in, turns, and walks over to the window, gesturing for her to join him.
00:53 <~ColdGold|GM> ||
01:12 <Pink|Jill> She rises to follow him, giving little thought to the view. "Actually, I would prefer to hear your side of things," she comments, pointing out, "You know what they say about you- ugly words from ugly people." A slight tilt of the head, to emphasize her glance at him. "What I do know about you is that you are an artist." She knows what he is doing, and he's not the first, is he?||
01:15 <~ColdGold|GM> Prince Charming glances at Jill from the side of his eye, but doesn't turn his head from the sight below.
01:16 <~ColdGold|GM> "I'll make you beautiful again, the way my power tells me to. It'll weaponize you, allow you to dominate people socially, even more so than you already can." He says, eyeing her again.
01:17 <~ColdGold|GM> "But you will become something I will need to maintain. I tend to employ the people I maintain."
01:17 <~ColdGold|GM> ||
01:44 <Pink|Jill> She's been called high maintenence before, for sure. "I noticed," she admits. And somewhat to be expected, of course. It was one of the reasons that she had hesitated for so long, pursued so many other options. His wording bothers her- again. "And you would want to... employ me," she adds. Not a question, though it certainly invites comment.||
01:45 <~ColdGold|GM> "I would." He agrees. Nodding his head.
01:46 <~ColdGold|GM> "You came across some of my employees from out of town earlier." He comments, stroking at his beard. He seems to be eyeing one of his stores with particular intensity.
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01:47 <~ColdGold|GM> He turns to look at her. "You could use your power, and your new beauty to make profit. And you can also use it to help crush the PRT in this city. That's what I'd want in return."
01:47 <~ColdGold|GM> He sizes her once again. Slowly, from top to bottom.
01:48 <~ColdGold|GM> ||
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02:06 <Pink|Jill> She poses, and makes no pretense of it. "But then..." she muses. "I don't like the idea of going back onto the shelf." And that's the thing, isn't it. Eliza Doolittle walked away at the end. She is willing to stand as the sculptor's marble... but she needs her beauty to be her own. She could have been the jewel in any number of crowns already, if she had wanted to. He's not the first one who thought they could improve on her in some way,
02:06 <Pink|Jill> either.||
02:08 <~ColdGold|GM> ||PAUSE||
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16:32 <~ColdGold|GM> ...
16:33 <~ColdGold|GM> ((Social, no charm please))
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16:35 <Pink|Jill> $roll 1d6+1 social
16:35 <[ATM]> Pink|Jill "social" [6] +1 = 7
16:39 <~ColdGold|GM> Charming's face screws up. She can tell what it is pretty easily, he's not used to people not telling him yes immediately.
16:39 <~ColdGold|GM> "Well you wouldn't be on my shelf, Jill." He says, sounding annoyed.
16:40 <~ColdGold|GM> He side eyes her again, and she can see he's starting to become irate.
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16:41 <~ColdGold|GM> "It can be cut-throat at times, working with me is competitive. But if you're as hungry as you seem you are you'd be able to take up an even bigger spotlight that Golden Fleece /or/ Eloise." He says.
16:41 <~ColdGold|GM> ||
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16:57 <~ColdGold|GM> Than*
17:02 <Pink|Jill> But not bigger than him, of course. It is a magnanimous offer, to be sure- and that's a problem. Magnanimity implies superiority. She can see just what he is offering. The question is, how the fuck can she turn him down without... alienating him, at best? Working with him, for him, that is not a problem for her of course- she has worked for, almost universally, horrible men who wanted to own her.
17:15 <Pink|Jill> A part of her anticipates the rush of denying this powerful creature what he wants, too. That isn't why she needs to do it, but it helps provide a counterpoint to the fear- that she might throw away the best shot, that there might be retribution. "It is the finest offer I've gotten," she tells him as she adjusts her pose slightly. Admittedly, faint praise- but true enough from the right point of view. "Your name is well chosen," she
17:15 <Pink|Jill> adds.||
17:18 <~ColdGold|GM> ...
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17:23 <~ColdGold|GM> "Flattery doesn't become you." He says, offering a tense but admittedly charming smile. It doesn't do much to dampen his irritation, but it does lighten the mood a bit.
17:23 <~ColdGold|GM> "Well you've heard my bit. I'm going to need to hear yours. Like I told you, I have things that need to get done." He says, crossing his arms.
17:23 <~ColdGold|GM> ||
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17:59 <Pink|Jill> No, it doesn't become her- but it does do the job. Clearly. He may be practically a force of nature, but she knows that it is he that really desires her. He desires to fix her, for his own reasons. Push comes to shove, he'd probably pay her to let him. "You've given me a lot to think about, and you are a busy man. I myself have the legal proceedings to finish up... I look forward to working with you. And to hearing your ideas, once
17:59 <Pink|Jill> you've figured out what... procedure you think best." She clearly separates the two concepts- working with him and submitting to his... is it a knife? She actually has no idea what he uses. Maybe lasers. In any case, she has made clear her desire to go up against the people he wants her to go up against, so regardless she can steer things towards alliance. Let him chase her, and not feel bad about it. Make it valuable to him. Worth
17:59 <Pink|Jill> pursuing.||
18:07 <~ColdGold|GM> "Good. You can think, and come to /me/ when you decide how you want to move forward." Prince Charming says, dismissing her as he turns to focus the whole of his attention on the view.
18:07 <~ColdGold|GM> "Good luck, Jill. The veil, and the /ugliness/ don't become you either." Charming says, one final dig.
18:08 <~ColdGold|GM> He turns to stride to the door, leaving her alone.
18:08 <~ColdGold|GM> ||
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18:20 <Pink|Jill> As Daniel was cast into the lion pit, so emerges Jill, charged with the rush of the encounter. Veiled, mysterious, she makes her way out- let them wonder. She has a lot to do.||
18:20 <~ColdGold|GM> ...
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18:22 <~ColdGold|GM> Jill is left to walk down the star studded hallway alone. Barbara says goodbye to her back as she strides out, and the odd looks she receives are just as numerous as she exits the building.
18:22 <~ColdGold|GM> ((Wits, please))
18:24 <Pink|Jill> $roll 2h6+1 raise esteem
18:24 <[ATM]> Pink|Jill "raise esteem" [4] (1) +1 = 5
18:25 <Pink|Jill> $roll 2h6 investigation
18:25 <[ATM]> Pink|Jill "investigation" (2) [3]  = 3
18:26 <~ColdGold|GM> "Drive safe, Jill. We're looking forward to seeing you again." Even with Barbara's alien beauty Jill can see she's both impressed and surprised that Jill is walking out both unscathed and alone.
18:28 <~ColdGold|GM> With the farewell she steps out of the lobby and towards the elevator. She presses the number for the first floor, and then steps in waiting for the elevator to stop. It does and she steps out.
18:29 <~ColdGold|GM> ((Guts please, willpower applies))
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18:34 <Pink|Jill> $roll 1d6 guts
18:34 <[ATM]> Pink|Jill "guts" [6]  = 6
18:36 <~ColdGold|GM> As soon as the elevator stops, she's almost brought to her knees by a feeling of dread as an overwhelmingly disturbing noise assaults her ear drums from all sides. She manages to stay standing as her stomach turns, and then the sounds becomes angelic, a choir. The choir sings out "Doooont fuck with me."
18:36 <~ColdGold|GM> Jill manages to see the number over the elevator, second floor.
18:37 <~ColdGold|GM> How had she not noticed that? There's nobody here except... Eloise? Standing at the far end of the hallway with her hands in her pockets.
18:38 <~ColdGold|GM> After a moment, the feeling and sound ceases. Eloise laughs, a light tinkly noise. An annoyingly pretty laugh.
18:39 <~ColdGold|GM> "Be careful you remember who the real stars are. You're just his favorite for the day..." A light voice Jill figures is Eloise's plays directly in her ears.
18:39 <~ColdGold|GM> "Make sure you get the idea or it'll be worse next time." Her voice says; before she turns to turn the corner.
18:40 <~ColdGold|GM> The light from the window shines through her veil causing an ethereal light kind of like light through stained glass on the floor as she recovers her bearings.
18:40 <~ColdGold|GM> ||
18:40 <~ColdGold|GM> The switch from dreadful to angelic is almost more gut wrenching than the ugly sound itself.
18:40 <~ColdGold|GM> ||
18:40 <~ColdGold|GM> **
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18:56 <Pink|Jill> Well. Two can play at that game. But no, there's a lot worse Jill can do. She smiles, hideously, under her veil as she gives the fleeing woman a nod. This was a win for Jill, and both of them know it. If Eloise didn't know it before, she does now.||
18:57 <~ColdGold|GM> Eloise smirks at her one last time before disappearing from sight, leaving Jill free to continue leaving the building.
18:57 <~ColdGold|GM> ||
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19:06 <Pink|Jill> Oh yeah. Like a cherry on top. Time to get out of here.||
19:07 <~ColdGold|GM> This time when she steps out of the elevator it's on the right floor, the first. She strolls out of the front door, feeling good. It's not too long until she's at her car, and then she's behind the wheel. She can go anywhere she wants, and she has options. It's good to know that.
19:07 <~ColdGold|GM> ||
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19:17 <Pink|Jill> (Skip ahead?)
19:17 <~ColdGold|GM> ((Sure into Firlz' office?))
19:22 Saff|GM → Saff
19:23 — Pink|Jill visits the local Branch.||
19:24 <~ColdGold|GM> |||
19:24 <~ColdGold|GM> Jill sits back where this had all started a few weeks ago, in Jacob Branch's office. Well it had started before that, but it had been when she'd first decided to take a stand for himself.
19:25 <~ColdGold|GM> It's past regular hours but he's agreed to see her. He looks tired. Jacob Branch sits across from his client Jill, who's called him for further consultation.
19:25 <~ColdGold|GM> ||
19:26 <~ColdGold|GM> ((Firlz|Branch your go, then Pink. I'll interrupt if I want to narrate))
19:28 <Firlz|Branch> Having already put away my paperwork before she arrived, as is only appropriate, I don't exactly have anything to fiddle with briefly while I try to figure out exactly how to steer this meeting.
19:28 <Firlz|Branch> There are many reasons a client specifically wants to talk to their attorney outside of regular communications, and few of them are good.
19:29 <Firlz|Branch> Blinking the thoughts out and deliberately perking up I ask "How is everything going, Jill?"||
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19:41 <Firlz|Branch> ((pink|jill ???))
19:42 <Pink|Jill> "I've been assaulted twice," she tells him as she crosses her legs. Adjusts her veil as she lets it sink in. "And met Prince Charming." A pause. "He was charming."||
19:43 <Firlz|Branch> That's... Succinct.
19:45 <Firlz|Branch> ((i'm not totally clear on the extent to which Prince Charming is a publicly-known personality. Is it something only people super involved would be aware of or that is common knowledge like protectorate top brass?))
19:45 <~ColdGold|GM> ((Look at the setting doc))
19:45 <~ColdGold|GM> ((He's very well known))
19:46 <Firlz|Branch> ((Ah I see that now, didn't have it in front of me and it's been a while))
19:48 <Firlz|Branch> "I see." I take a moment to mull this over "Did you want to press charges regarding the assaults?" Might as well dispose with relatively easy stuff where I can, there isn't much money in those kinds of cases anyway, though shooting a letter to the police to see if they want to do anything criminally would be little trouble.||
19:53 <Pink|Jill> "No. Though anything you could discover about Eloise would be nice." She lets that hang.||
19:53 <~ColdGold|GM> ((Eloise requires some research Firlz, but off the top of your head you know she's a Pop singer with powers))
19:53 <~ColdGold|GM> ((She's not on the doc yet))
19:55 <Firlz|Branch> I mull over the question. It isn't exactly standard or typical, but it's hardly the strangest thing a client has requested.
19:56 <Firlz|Branch> Though, if we're going to be acting for her outside of the court case with its contingency basis it's best I put it out there that we charge for that kind of thing. It takes a few moments before I figure out how to phrase it.
19:59 <Firlz|Branch> "If you merely need me to try and point you in the direction of an investigator, that shouldn't be too much trouble." I pause for a moment "But if you prefer that this be kept in-house then we will need to fill out some additional paperwork and come to an agreement on price and retained funds for services. The prior engagement letter was designed w
19:59 <Firlz|Branch> ith the needs of a tort case in mind, rather than general services."||
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20:05 <Pink|Jill> A nod of her veiled head. "I worry slightly about her possible interference. In any event, I would like an update on our situation from your end."||
20:11 <Firlz|Branch> "Everything is in order so far. The complaint is on file, and the motion to have an executor appointed to take over for the defendant wasn't an issue. Still waiting back to hear on whether the executor will choose to defend the case, or just let us go after any assets we can find after making a basic showing of damage.
20:12 <Firlz|Branch> "They've still got some time for deciding whether to file a response or just concede. Could go either way, but I haven't heard anything about them hiring counsel to defend them yet."
20:15 <Pink|Jill> She considers. "A question. Should I find a... cure. Remedy. Whatever. Should I do that... what does this do to the case?" She doesn't say it outright, but if she's been consorting with Prince Charming...||
20:15 <Firlz|Branch> "Artisan looks like he'll actually be defending himself though. Which is what it is. We haven't had a chance to really get into discovery yet and start turning over stones. Whatever else it does, law doesn't operate quickly."||
20:15 <Firlz|Branch> (oh I didn't see you were going to interrupt)
20:15 <Firlz|Branch> ((redact my last part then, I'll just answer))
20:15 <Firlz|Branch> ...
20:17 <Firlz|Branch> "Bit tricky in some sense. I'm guessing you aren't talking about normal medical services, which makes things harder." I hemm and haw a bit while mulling over how to explain it.
20:18 <Firlz|Branch> "Most likely, whatever you have to pay for your treatment will be provable damages in the case, however you'll have to actually put in the paperwork to show it. The procedure can't be illegal, otherwise it's not compensable, for instance. And whoever does it, we'll need their name and contact information so that they can be subpoena'd for testimony
20:18 <Firlz|Branch>  on what they charged and why."
20:19 <Firlz|Branch> "There is a bit of a short-term issue, whatever you pay might be awardable as damages, but unless Buckler kept a bunch of cash around we'll likely be relying on seizing assets and selling them. I can't guarantee that even if we win you'll actually be able to get enough cash to repay the debt on the procedure, especially since I don't know what it's
20:20 <Firlz|Branch>  price is."||
20:21 <Pink|Jill> She takes a deep breath. "A life of... employment, possibly." A steep price that she doesn't plan to pay- but it is on the table. "Due to the high maintenance of the treatment."||
20:24 <Firlz|Branch> I can't help but grimace at the implication. She didn't say it, but it sounds an awful lot like indentured servitude. Technically those kinds of contracts are void, but in practice that's less true when there is an ongoing need that her 'employer' could stop fulfilling if she tried to get out of it.
20:26 <Firlz|Branch> "The actual debt and money payments would definitely be something we could work with. An employment obligation... That's a bit of a different animal. Even assuming we could find an expert who could testify about it, the costs of proving it would be steep." I think for a moment. "Was there actually a price tag in cash they'd be willing to accept, or
20:26 <Firlz|Branch>  was this exclusively service for service?"||
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20:29 <Pink|Jill> "Well... maybe," she admits. "But I think that it is a matter of pride for him. To want to... own me." She puts every last drop of implication into it.
20:31 Antioch|Evie → Antioch
20:31 <pinkmobile> $roll 2h6+1 esteem
20:31 <[ATM]> pinkmobile "esteem" [6] (3) +1 = 7
20:33 <Firlz|Branch> ((||?))
20:34 <pinkmobile> ||
20:35 <Firlz|Branch> $roll 2h6+1 empathy to determine what she is thinking.
20:35 <[ATM]> Firlz|Branch "empathy to determine what she is thinking." [3] (3) +1 = 4
20:36 <~ColdGold|GM> ((You like her more Firlz))
20:36 <~ColdGold|GM> ((You fail your check she's hard to read))
20:36 <~ColdGold|GM> ((Pink can choose to show things to you though))
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20:42 <Firlz|Branch> I think on that a moment. It makes some sense I suppose, wanting to own her. A bit eclectic of a taste, but Prince Charming already likely has money enough to do what he wants. Those are the types who tend to develop more unique tastes outside of the normal greed for cash.
20:43 <Firlz|Branch> "If we do things properly, I think I can work with that and still get it all in. Though it'll mean I'll need to talk to him directly so that I can actually draft up contracts and get everything down on paper. So long as the relevant paperwork exists, it should be possible to get it in as evidence of damage, and therefore be compensable."
20:44 <~ColdGold|GM> ((Oh throw me a wits roll before your next post btw, Pink))
20:44 <~ColdGold|GM> ((Keep going though, Firlz))
20:44 <Firlz|Branch> I take a moment to think realizing she might be finding this all terrifying, having some cape coming after her but holding her hopes hostage.
20:45 <Firlz|Branch> I try to put my hand out to cover her own and comfort her. "If you don't want to accept his offer you don't /have/ to. It's still early and we can look into other avenues."||
20:47 <Pink|Jill> $roll 1d6 wits
20:47 <[ATM]> Pink|Jill "wits" [1]  = 1
20:47 <~ColdGold|GM> ((Continue as normal))
20:52 — Pink|Jill accepts the gesture, playing up the distress a little. "I don't... want to be a slave," she admits. "I just thought..." She leaves it hanging, inviting his input.||
20:55 <Firlz|Branch> Branch squeezes her hand tighter hoping reassure her. "It's... I get it. Or well, I mean, obviously I don't /get/ it. But" Dammit, this is not exactly Jacob's ballpark.
20:56 <Firlz|Branch> Browbeating recalcitrant witnesses and digging into facts is what he's trained to do. Comforting women who are potentially being pressed into slavery? That's so far away from his alley it's not even in the same subdivision.
20:59 <Firlz|Branch> Despite the fact that it's difficult to do Jacob deliberately tries to look Jill in the eye... things. He knows enough rudimentary psychology to know it should be reassuring at least. "You don't need to be a slave. We can find another way. Maybe he'll accept actual payment, or maybe we can find someone else who won't ask... ask so much of you."||
21:13 <Pink|Jill> Jill has the veil, so at best he can see hints. It probably helps. Through her hand he can feel a slight shudder. "I think that you meeting him would be a bad idea," she says. "Even if he doesn't give you a... conflict of interest."||
21:19 <Firlz|Branch> Hearing her try to use the legal term there catches me, because of how it really doesn't make much sense. It allows Branch to realize that what he's doing is impolite and improper so he moves to pull back his hand as he speaks. "I'm not sure I understand. As far as I'm aware nobody in the firm has any dealings with the man. It shouldn't pose a conf
21:19 <Firlz|Branch> lict to represent you on..." it is harder than it should be to find a suitable euphamism "a contract negotiation issue."||
21:26 <Pink|Jill> Her veil glimmers. "He has a way of convincing people," she says, the slightest shudder running through her again. "Nothing to do with money, or business."||
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21:33 <Firlz|Branch> Fully removing his hand in order to ensure he doesn't make her any more uncomfortable given her shivering Branch considers the problem. "If you're saying he will use his powers on me while negotiating, then this could cause a problem. Still there are some ways to attempt to circumvent that. We could call him and speak over the phone. There are bene
21:33 <Firlz|Branch> fits to meeting face to face, but for something like this it isn't strictly necessary. Alternatively I could go to the Protectorate and determine whether they have any resources that can be borrowed, Mastering or threatening people using parahuman powers should technically fall within their jurisdiction so enquiring should not be too difficult at l
21:33 <Firlz|Branch> east."
21:35 <Firlz|Branch> after a moment he continues. "It all comes down to what you want. And how /badly/ you want it. Everything else is a question of details. I can't make that decision for you, and even if I could I wouldn't. It needs to be you who tells me what you want. How far you're willing to go."||
21:39 <Pink|Jill> She considers. "I am exploring options," she says. "I get nervous when I'm out of the loop," she adds. Not reproachfully. "And I thought I should keep you updated, too."||
21:43 <Firlz|Branch> "I do appreciate that. I wish there was more to tell you regarding your case, but basically everything in law is on a specific timer, and those timers start at around 14 days most of the time. When you come to a decision we can talk more then, and if something happens with your case of course I'll let you know" I recall what she mentioned earlier "
21:43 <Firlz|Branch> What specifically did you need to know about... Luise was it?"||
21:48 <Pink|Jill> "Eloise. She attacked me... jealousy for Prince Charming's... favor." She shudders again slightly, might not even notice herself doing it. "If she would do that in his own building, you can see why I'd worry what she'd do to you if she..." She shrugs. "Heard about what I was doing."||
21:52 <Firlz|Branch> Jacob can't help but furrow his brow in slight confusion. "So the problem is that you think Eloise will attack me? Or that Prince Charming will do something? Acquiring security or other measures should not be terribly difficult if that was merely the concern, there are other steps that can be taken." I sigh a bit "I was concerned you were suggestin
21:52 <Firlz|Branch> g that Prince Charming might attempt to Master me somehow. If it's just that this Eloise is violent then that is much less of an issue. I'd hardly just be walking over there without attempting to make contact through other means first."||
21:53 <Pink|Jill> "Both," she says. "I'd rather not risk you, either way."||
21:56 <Firlz|Branch> I close my eyes considering it and nod "Leave those concerns to me. If this is actually something you want then I can figure out how to make it work." I smile wryly. "It certainly isn't going to be any /better/ if you're the one being attacked or controlled or whatever it is you are worried he will do."||
21:57 <Pink|Jill> She takes a deep breath, holds it. Lets it out slowly. "I wanted you to be aware. This isn't something you should... pursue, yet. And if you could find other options..."||
22:02 <Firlz|Branch> I nod. "The case itself takes precedence, but I'll do what I can to find other avenues." I can't help but frown a bit "Speaking of which, addressing the low-hanging fruit might be best. Are you sure you won't accept analysis and testing from the Protectorate? Scheduling it should not be difficult, and they may actually be able to just find somethin
22:02 <Firlz|Branch> g that allows them to help you. If you are worried about how it might impact the case I don't imagine it will be difficult for me to talk directly to their attorneys and either arrange for me to be present to advise you during testing or arrange a gag order or similar measure to ensure whatever data they collect cannot be used against you in any me
22:02 <Firlz|Branch> aningful way."||
22:05 <Pink|Jill> "They'll know I have powers," she points out. "You've seen how offshoots with powers have gotten treated."||
22:05 <Firlz|Branch> ((uh, coldgold|gm?))
22:07 <Firlz|Branch> ((DO I actually know how offshoots with powers have gotten treated? Not clear to what extent I've been too busy to bother with news or anything and what Branch does/doesn't know regarding it))
22:09 <Pink|Jill> (I can't imagine that someone researching buckler's aftermath could avoid learning about at least the hare, probably some others)
22:10 <Firlz|Branch> (tbf I haven't personally been keeping up with the logs all that much OOC so that also doesn't help. Much easier to just have CG WoG on what Branch knows)
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19:29 <Firlz|Branch> ((you have logs of the last one? I don't, unfortunately. I think we left off with me asking CG a question)
19:30 <~ColdGold> ((Would you happen to have them Pink))
19:32 <Pink|Jill> <Firlz|Branch> I close my eyes considering it and nod "Leave those concerns to me. If this is actually something you want then I can figure out how to make it work." I smile wryly. "It certainly isn't going to be any /better/ if you're the one being attacked or controlled or whatever it is you are worried he will do."||
19:32 <Pink|Jill> <Pink|Jill> She takes a deep breath, holds it. Lets it out slowly. "I wanted you to be aware. This isn't something you should... pursue, yet. And if you could find other options..."||
19:32 <Pink|Jill> <Firlz|Branch> I nod. "The case itself takes precedence, but I'll do what I can to find other avenues." I can't help but frown a bit "Speaking of which, addressing the low-hanging fruit might be best. Are you sure you won't accept analysis and testing from the Protectorate? Scheduling it should not be difficult, and they may actually be able to just find somethin
19:33 <Pink|Jill> <Firlz|Branch> g that allows them to help you. If you are worried about how it might impact the case I don't imagine it will be difficult for me to talk directly to their attorneys and either arrange for me to be present to advise you during testing or arrange a gag order or similar measure to ensure whatever data they collect cannot be used against you in any me
19:33 <Pink|Jill> <Firlz|Branch> aningful way."||
19:33 <Pink|Jill> <Pink|Jill> "They'll know I have powers," she points out. "You've seen how offshoots with powers have gotten treated."||
19:33 <Pink|Jill> <Firlz|Branch> ((uh, coldgold|gm?))
19:33 <Pink|Jill> <Firlz|Branch> ((DO I actually know how offshoots with powers have gotten treated? Not clear to what extent I've been too busy to bother with news or anything and what Branch does/doesn't know regarding it))
19:33 <Pink|Jill> <Pink|Jill> (I can't imagine that someone researching buckler's aftermath could avoid learning about at least the hare, probably some others)
19:33 <Pink|Jill> <Firlz|Branch> (tbf I haven't personally been keeping up with the logs all that much OOC so that also doesn't help. Much easier to just have CG WoG on what Branch knows)
19:33 <Firlz|Branch> ((danke))
19:34 <~ColdGold> ((The Hare's public identity is known, and his wife was kidnapped from his home, the home has been vandalized multiple times. He was arrested at his step father's home but nobody knows the reason why yet.))
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19:35 <~ColdGold> ((The other well known Offshoot capes are folded into the Citizens))
19:35 <Firlz|Branch> ((that doesn't really sound like there is some specific bias against offshoots with capes. Particularly at the Institutional level))
19:35 <~ColdGold> ((Or don't leave the slum all that much))
19:35 <Firlz|Branch> ((offshoots with powers*))
19:36 <~ColdGold> ((Um. The Hare is clearly on the team to smooth over relations with people who are critical of the PRT's role in the massacre.))
19:37 <~ColdGold> ((Oh look we have an Offshoot team member, we can't be against them))
19:37 <Pink|Jill> ((The single offshoot cape who went to the prt ended up harrassed, targetted, and arrested))
19:44 <Firlz|Branch> Branch gives a wan smile at the reminder but still continues. "I would be talking with them and ironing out as many details as are possible before you ever stepped foot near them or any information about you was revealed beyond your lack of a criminal record. But I'll be frank, right now they are the most likely bet outside of Prince Charming. I'm
19:44 <Firlz|Branch> still going to put feelers out elsewhere since I can tell you don't like them, but I think it might be worth your while to at least start the ball rolling without committing to anything to see what your options are."
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19:52 <Firlz|Branch> ||
19:53 <Pink|Jill> "Worth mentioning that Charming hates the PRT, too. He wouldn't take it well." Even aside from HER dislike for them, which had been pretty honest- even a cursory research into Buckler had placed the blame right on them as far as she was concerned.
19:53 <Pink|Jill> "How about the Elite?"||
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19:59 <Firlz|Branch> Branch nods slightly to indicate he understands the point. "From some very brief looking into it, they deal in favors and large sums of cash. If you're dead-set against the PRT they are the next place to look. They have the resources to make it likely they have solutions, but enough of them are questionably legal which causes problems if we want to
19:59 <Firlz|Branch>  do more than hope they do what they say they will. The PRT I can bind to a contract well enough. Prince Charming will be harder, but doable, given his mainly-legal assets and businesses he puts at risk. The Elite are a different animal. If you prefer I start with them I will, but they have their own risks involved."
19:59 <Firlz|Branch> ||
20:17 <Pink|Jill> "For now, I couldn't even START deciding yet. But I know you push the wrong domino with capes and... Well, I mentioned two cape fights, right?"||
20:21 <Firlz|Branch> "Yes, you did." I think on it a moment. "Given the filings it would be a bit too obvious if I were to go myself saying I had an 'anonymous client.' Unfortunately the public record regarding filings is an issue there. But, assuming I could bring someone in who nobody would know is affiliated, and could allow us to work anonymously, would that be acc
20:21 <Firlz|Branch> eptable?" Branch smiles broadly "There are a /lot/ of bleeding hearts out there in the attorney world, between either using that or owing a favor it shouldn't be hard to find someone who could play go-between until we have more information."||
20:22 <Firlz|Branch> ((I'm implying that /i/ would be owing a favor, not her))
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20:24 <Pink|Jill> "With who, the PRT?" I'm not opposed to getting their help, as long as it doesn't... bind me. I'm no superhero, even if I look amazing in spandex." She says it without the faintest hint of humor or self deprecation- just a statement of fact.||
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20:29 <Firlz|Branch> Branch quirks an eyebrow. It is a rare person who is able to make that kind of comment unironically about themselves. "The PRT, The Elite, any other smaller fish we find looking for help. Your concern about even asking is that Prince Charming will find out, right? So as long as we can shield your identity, are you willing to look into those options
20:29 <Firlz|Branch> ?" In all honesty Branch would admit the question was a probe. Was she actually reluctant for pragmatic reasons, or was she simply scared of committing to anything at all. It might not matter just yet, but the temperament of a client makes a big deal when settlement offers and the like start occurring. There is a real chance we could see the estate
20:29 <Firlz|Branch>  or even Artisan willing to write a check to make Jill go away, and Branch wants some sense of where things will go if that happens.||
20:33 <Pink|Jill> Jill is a woman who walked into the lion's den wearing a dress made of bacon- and walked back out still wearing it. "If I wasn't, I wouldn't have come to you in the first place. In the long run, I want results, and I don't want to take pointless risks." No, her risks so har have been pretty fucking... pointy.||
20:37 <Firlz|Branch> Branch nods slightly "Then I'll get started on arranging some relatively anonymous probes into what options are out there. It'll probably be a week or more before we get any bites. Charming didn't make his offer time-sensitive did he?"||
20:45 <Pink|Jill> "Well..." She leaves it hanging for a moment as she considers. "Eventually, he'll probably come to me, in some way." Got a big sigil on his jacket, and she's in his head now.||
20:52 <Firlz|Branch> "So better we get those answers quick, as well..." Jacob thinks a moment. "If you can manage it, attempt to commit yourself mentally to waiting at least two weeks before talking to him again. If he's willing to wait that long it'll say useful things about him and we can plan again at that point. If he reaches out to you, tell him 'My attorney /insi
20:52 <Firlz|Branch> sts/ that he be involved in the negotiations, he doesn't want this to be a problem for his /case/' make it sound sarcastic when talking about me, like i'm a jerk who won't listen, and move all the blame to me as well as best you can. I'm taking my sweet time, whatever. Give him my number so that he can have his people call me."
20:54 <Firlz|Branch> Jacob is thinking out loud somewhat and his left foot is tapping slightly while he figures out where to go and how to explain it. "It's a power play, and he'll know that. But if you do it right he'll also know it's /my/ fault. That'll buy some time, and also force him to play a bit more on my terms one way or another." either Charming will concede
20:54 <Firlz|Branch> the play, and I can use that, or he'll try and take a dominant position himself, which I can use as well.||
20:54 <Firlz|Branch> -||
20:55 <Firlz|Branch> "Make it sound like I found out about you going there myself, you didn't tell me, I was just being a nosy busybody over my client. Putting the emphasis on me caring about the /case/ should reinforce that image, that I see you as a big payday instead of a person. Should give him a misperception I can use."||
21:00 <Pink|Jill> She tilts her head. "So you see me as... more?" she asks. Not sharply, but more as if it is some sort of revelation to her uncertain self. Let him be her hero. Just not... too much of a hero. Just enough hero. "I... I can do that. I can talk to his secretary, if need be... avoid direct contact as much as possible. Avoid... setting him off."||
21:02 <Firlz|Branch> Branch nods along, that sounds reasonable. "But remember, don't approach him, try and make him come to you. I'll have more to work with one way or another if he doesn't just call you up like /tomorrow/. And if he does that it'll be useful information as well."
21:10 <Firlz|Branch> his foot stops as he winds up the thought, catching her question only after he started to explain. "Jill, I wouldn't be willing to work under the arrangement we have if this were just about money. I've never been a gambler. I saw a client I might actually be able to enjoy working for who might actually deserve my help." Jacob smiles and winks while
21:10 <Firlz|Branch>  speaking "Firm can't afford to have its actually worthwhile partners doing pro-bono work.... Contingency fees are as close as I'll get until I'm running the show I expect." Jacob can't help but stare off into space a bit wistfully thinking about it. If he keeps up his current workload he might just make senior partner before 35. It'd be a record a
21:10 <Firlz|Branch> t the firm by a huge margin.||
21:22 <Pink|Jill> Jill nods. "Thank you," she says, simply. "I... should probably get going. It has been a... long day." And she could really use a hit. Not a lot, just... a little.||
21:29 <Firlz|Branch> "You're more than welcome." Branch replies before getting up. He reaches out his hand to help her up. "It's already after-hours, so it's no trouble to see you out at least."||
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21:44 <Pink|Jill> She accepts his hand, rising... and gives him a brief hug. Just long enough for him to appreciate it before pulling away, straightening her dress. "That would be good. Thank you," she repeats as she straightens her hat.||
21:49 <Firlz|Branch> Branch is all of stunned for a moment. Then a slight bit of melancholy sits in when he realizes he hasn't hugged a woman outside of his family in....
21:49 <Firlz|Branch> Well he's been busy afterall. Being successful and all that.
21:50 <Firlz|Branch> Right
21:50 <Firlz|Branch> Successful attorney. Who was merely hugged by a grateful client. Attorney-Client. That's important.
21:51 <Firlz|Branch> Knowing himself well enough to know he needs to keep his mouth shut Branch bites his tongue in order to center himself on the pain and allow him to keep any change of expression off his face as he continues acting like a proper gentleman and escorts his client out. Rather than speak he just nods to make it clear he heard her.||
21:56 <Pink|Jill> Jill makes her goodbyes, heads out... Maybe she should check in on Ziggy, see how his hand's doing... Remind him what'll happen if he ever screws her over like that again...||
21:56 <Firlz|Branch> ((your go CG I've got nothing else here))
21:57 <Pink|Jill> ((I'm thinking that's probably a good ending, at least for jill))
21:57 <~ColdGold> ||||