[IC] Four Horsemen: Wager

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Kaito shares his information. This was what he was doing in the time before the rally.
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Image The Cognagion
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"So, let's run down what we know then. Peace ralley is coming up, apparently we have some big movers and shakers in the form of governments who've been famous for hating each other since forever wanting to actually do a peace agreement. Somethin' about the lady and some doves, a focus on that necklace of hers," He pauses, and turns to Kaito. "Hey, think you can try figuring out where it came from? Might be a hint of what we need to do."
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[If there's time, on Mike's suggestion, Kaito will work up a sketch of the necklace they saw in their vision and do a search for it not unlike what he did for the medalion.]
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Kaitos search on the necklace, in the time allotted, doesn't yield anything more than general articles and interviews. It had ben in her family at least 300 years. Her grandmum got it from her mum who supposedly got it from a Spaniard who had it in his his family for a while. Someone asked Roberta once how much it was worth, but it was the expected response when it came to heirlooms that it was priceless.

The time of the rally approached and the car with Roberta and her two guests pulled up five minutes before the opening speeches. By the time of arrival, the crowd had swelled to over 1000 people with overflow in the surrounding streets that had been cordoned off. The previous cop and NATO troop presence had increased to about 150 give or take. There was a brief tense encounter where the Englishman who was "flagged" as dangerous nearly got brought in, but inexplicably the cops let the man through after a few words from the man.

There was no indication that the Good Samaritan had been seen, but given the growing crowd size there wasn't too much screening. Anyone could get in without issue if they even tried to conceal their visage. People were even climbing up the trees in the park to get a better look a the central platform set up like in the vision with two seats and a central place. The anticipation and excitement in the air was palpable. Unfortunately, it also started blocking Vincents view with his scope.

Getting out of the car, Roberta came out followed by two men who were let through by the crowd. Everyone knew in an instant who they were. Of all the recent peace talks, the first man was the chief Israeli negotiator and the second the chief Palestinian negotiator. Both were shaking hands and helping each other make their way through the crowd as if they were old friends. This stood in stark contrast to reports they had hated each others guts. In her hand, Robert was carrying a leather brief case.

Upon reaching the stage, each man took a seat as Roberta went to ask one of the organizers for a table. In the crowd there was hushed whispers and twitter exploded. No one knew what to expect.
To dig more on the necklace you would need to do some genealogy searches and the like which you don't have time for. If you want, you can search next time there is sufficient time.

Mike gets a HP for the Englishman trumping his power. Mike would not have been able to beat the power check.

Vincent will suffer a -2 to target Roberta unless he moves.

I am going to pause to give y'all a chance to do any checks you want on the info presented so far.
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Status: Normal
-—o—-

Mike grit his teeth in frustration, he didn't even have to see it to know what happened. He could feel those men slip from out of his thumb. It took a few days of experimentation but he had learned that each seed of his consciousness could be made partially active, allowing him to reach out to those he had swayed and redirect their orders. There was no longer a connection between him on those men, somehow the Englishman had managed to kill those ideas full stop. He was dangerous. Far more dangerous then he had anticipated.

'If it comes down to bullets flying, make sure the next one lands square between that piece of work's eyes Vincent.'

He reached out to the officers and troops that still followed his sway and subtly changed their worldviews. This peace summit was a farce, a scam, they were all being played for fools. Sooner or later the other shoe was going to drop, and if they were going to be ready they had to make sure everyone else knew as well.

OOC: Those under his control are, in general, having a negative opinion going on right here and are preparing for the worst and making sure everyone else knew as well, subtly prompted to spread this uneasy mindset to everyone around them.

Had something else I wanted to do, but don't want to make too many actions at once.
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Vincent Colt
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Vincent sighs at the obstructions. Of course it wouldn't be easy. "I've got a shot, but it's not what I'd call clean, pretty sure I can still make it though. I'll be on standby to pull the trigger or join you guys on the ground."
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Garald Medvedev
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When the time for the rally came Garald put on a pair of black gloves and grabbed a roll of ducktape from Kaito's van, which he tucked into a jacket pocket. Heading to the park he broke away from the others and arrive there on his own, though contact with him remained open via their mental communication. At the park Garald moved to a position where he could observe the scene without being absorbed into it. What he saw felt off. Lawyers didn't come out of nowhere and organize things like this. A cult hero, sure. But this felt off. It felt like something Mike could do.

"Kaito, get into position to grab Roberta. Mike, let us know when you're ready to rile up the crowd. I want to disable the cameras just before you do."

An acknowledgement was sent to Vincent. No more. He didn't have anything meaningful to add for the sniper who had been ready to play his part for the past four hours. After Mike warned them about the Brit influencing his puppets, Garald reflected on what Kaito had learned concerning the Good Samaritan and the FBI report that was included in his research. A link formed in him mind. Dark brown eyes roamed over the throng and the combatants at play. He studied the terrain and began to mentally play out potential scenarios while Mike and Kaito made their last minute preparations.
OOC wrote:While people are getting ready Garald will use his Precognition to try and divine how Roberta's apparent peace-influencing, the Brit, and potential other Powered people like the Good Samaritan stepping in might influence what we're about to do.

Perception check: Precognition (Perception): 1D20+10 = [7]+10 = 17
Dynamic Array wrote: Immunity to Mental Effects [10]
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They could've done this clean, but no, it seemed it was time to get their hands dirty. "I want to get a good sway over the right people before a pull the trigger. But before that... A scapegoat. Vincent, I need an explosive. Suicide vest if you can manage. Gerald, I need you to help me get that on someone very specific. Someone that would possibly have a few grievances with such a peace agreement.

He turned his head to one direction to give it a nice crack, and started to shuffle through the crowd with a malicious grin, hood to shadow his face as he waded into the crowd

OOC: Mike is requesting someone that at least looks plausibly Palestinian or Israelite. I believe Vincent is capable of making a usable explosive that could be used for his plan, right?
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"I... uh... have never been the really 'grabby' type. B-but I'll do my best." the teen offers.

To grab someone and force them somewhere.... that was something he thought his Mist form could do but that'd be suuuuuper obvious.

Kaito tried to get his van in... some kind of position to be a viable escape vehicle. If things went as pear-shaped as Mike promised maybe he could convince her to come with him to safety but the thought of actually, y'know, talking to someone made his throat threaten to close up. Well, he had until the screaming started to get over a life-time's worth of social maladjustment.
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Vincent considers the request and if it was something he could do. "I could manage some kind of explosive vest...even manifest it on someone from my position, but I'm pretty certain it will just blow instantly, and there won't be any vest remains to be found.. Not sure if that can still play in to what you were planning "
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Image The Cognagion
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"However you can get it done then. Gerald, have someone for me?" Mike sent through the link, doing some cursory looking around himself.
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Garald seems like he stops for a moment as his vision blurs seeing a scene similar to the bridge play out, except not over water and deadlier. There is lots of panic, gun fire, and violence even if he can't quite see who is doing what exactly. He does know that gun fire would be like tossing a match onto gasoline already primed by Cognagion. The same response is also likely of the powered people who might be in attendance. It's unclear if it's an illusion or real, but Roberta is whisked away as people in danger get saved by some figures that come out like a static tv channel. From experience, Garald knows those marshaling against the Horsemen can cast illusion. It's unclear what the well dress British guy is doing if anything due to all the static.

After his vision returns, Garald is able to easily pinpoint a few possible Palestinian looking people. If given an "explosive vest" and blown up, no one would be able to tell the difference.
For mechanical clarification, just because you know the opposing force can cast illusion it doesn't mean you get an automatic check to see through it. I will allow for a move action perception check to closely observe and if high enough spot possible glitches depending on whats going on that will trigger a check.
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Garald Medvedev
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Garald was quiet for a moment as the vison swallowed him up. He was reflecting on it when Mike pulled his attention back to the social engineer's plan for causing maximum chaos and carnage.

"At your four o'clock Mike. The Palestinian man with the iconography on his green shirt. I'll move in with you as support, but you better be the one the to rope them in. My violently grabbing them would draw attention."

He paused for a couple seconds, and mentally pointed out a discrete location they could draw their victim to. Garald gave Mike the chance to process what he had said, then began moving in on their target. As he walked Garald continued to communicate over their link.

"Once this kicks off, you need to grab Roberta no matter what Kaito. Do whatever you have to. No hesitation. No doubts. Our enemies are here and ready to take the woman from our grasp."

After urging Kaito to prepare himself and muster his resolve for the task ahead, the Russian went on, following up on the mention of their people that stood against them.

"A reminder, because Vincent wasn't there the first conflict we had with these people, the opposition can create illusions."
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Mike approached the man like a shadow, and began speaking into his ear like the devil. "Can you believe this? To think that after everything they'd done to your country that it could all just be washed away, just like that? This whole thing is a damn farce, and everyone here knows it. If only there was someone here who had the balls to show everyone the truth. Someone, perhaps... Like you. Peace isn't an option. Not until every one of those bastards is dead."

He leaned in, not smiling an inch for once. Mike started to slip something into the man's hand- a trigger. "Don't you agree?"

Full force of his ability on this man, to convince him to follow along. He'll be primed to 'blow', but only when Mike gives the mental signal.
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Garald Medvedev
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While Mike handled the bystander and set him up for being a placid target for their ranged specialist, Garald was talking to Vincent.

"This is the explosives target. Mike should have made him an easy shot. Consider the Israeli spokesperson on stage a single shot target of opportunity if powered people don't interfere right away."

When the creature of chaos had finished with his victim Garald moved away with Mike, talking as they went.

"Let's wrap this up fast. What else do you need to do?"
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