[IC] MnM 3e - In the Shadow of Imperator: Deadline

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John Steiner
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John brings the care to a stop as he pulls into the nearest available parking spot. Even though he knows well what Anna looks like, he doubts she'll be spotted if she does not want to be.
OOC: May John make a Perception roll to spot Anna too or is he too distracted trying to find a suitable place to park?
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By the time Diego and John arrive, there is no sign of Anna. Though from your reports, this is her scene. At the periphery of the pre-race street party there are well built Latino men that fit the bill of underworld enforcer types. They are observing and seem to be making sure no one gets to out of hand while not partaking in the festivities.

When Diego gets out and take a good look around, trying to spot familiar faces, he doesn't see Annas, but he does notice two people that he has encountered recently. The first is a medium build really white skinned man with striking red hair and sideburns that follow his jawline to join up at his chin. Diego doesn't know the man's real name, but he was introduced to him as 'Dutch'. The smuggler that was to take his party to Singapore in return for a specific heart. Dutch is accompanied by a tall androgenous person in dark green leather jeans and a short black jacket. Their build is athletic, with slight feminine curves. Their black hair is short and boyish yet with some stylish bangs. Michelle was what Dutch called them, and they had acted as the smuggler's bodyguard in the past.

Dutch is mingling with some people at the starting line of cars while Michelle has the look of someone sizing up threats and gauging risk factors without making any effort to hide it.

It isn't long before Diego receives a text message from Aiden, indicating the car he is in.

OOC wrote:Diego's Perception check wasn't to notice Anna. It was to notice Dutch and Michelle. John hasn't met either of them, which is why I did not ask John to make the check.

As for Anna, by the time Diego and John arrive she is in a position that Perception checks won't help you find her unless you have some kind of Super-Sense with Tracking. If you have it, you may use Investigate to try to track her down or Spycraft to get information out of people. But that would take a considerable amount of time. She might notice your efforts and leave the area altogether.

Aiden is also driving a Camaro, not a Corvette. Camaros tend to be a bit of a blend of sports car and muscle car whereas the Corvette is a luxury sports car.
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Diego Gonzalez
HP: 1
CND: Haunted
Form: Solid


Diego eyes Dutch and Michelle, which piques his interest. Obviously, they wouldn't recognize him, which was good in some ways and not so good in others. Dutch was probably here for the street race as well or something else happening during it. Also, the presence of the "guards" made Diego realize there was something more going on here. A street race party didn't usually have gangs watching it. It was just another event in a long list of events Diego knew he needed more information on, but right now the priority was getting the car and getting John to meet up with Anna. If she ditches them, all bets are off.

"Ready to head out? Looks like a fun scene. Try not to stuck out though.", says Diego to John and he starts making his way to the car mentioned in the text. He did the blending in thing that his new gifts allowed so when he looked at various cars along the way or took in the scene it would look just like some random bloke. He also used the looking about to try and read what Dutch was doing here.

Ordinarily, Diego would love getting out and doing these sorts of things. Cloak and dagger was his bag a lot more than becoming a killing machine. This whole trip though, he ached to get back to Hadron City for the heart. The Jaguars had it somewhere and he needed to find it. It called to him. One more night is all he had to focus. If Anna kept her word, it would be fine. If she didn't, she would die after getting the heart.
Insight 19 for any body language cues, things Dutch might be focusing on, etc that would give some hint why he's there
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Dutch is talking to a fit looking Chinese man in slacks and a stylish leather jacket with an orange eastern dragon on the back. He and Dutch are standing in front of a black sports car with a pair of orange easter dragons along the sides of the car. The Asian man has an aggressive, though not exactly hostile, demeanor. There is plenty of alpha male signals coming from him. Dutch has an 'I'm important but don't need to flex it' bearing coupled with an air of casual business. Diego can't tell what they're talking about from this distance, and certainly not with all the noise, but it certainly does not look like an argument is taking place.
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Diego Gonzalez
HP: 1
CND: Haunted
Form: Solid


Dutch didn't seem like the driver of the car he was near, so it could be he had something of value he was smuggling. Under better circumstances, Diego would get to the bottom of this. Now, he had to find Aiden.

Finding the vehicle wasn't terribly hard. Upon meeting up with Aiden, Diego sounded casual to fit in tonally. "So, whats the plan and do you need help with? I don't see the woman you were going on about with you.", says Diego. He tries not to draw attention.
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Aiden Starr
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mrdent12 wrote: Fri Oct 21, 2022 5:14 amFinding the vehicle wasn't terribly hard. Upon meeting up with Aiden, Diego sounded casual to fit in tonally. "So, whats the plan and do you need help with? I don't see the woman you were going on about with you.", says Diego. He tries not to draw attention.
Aiden had expected Diego to approach him with a new face and trusted him to reveal himself in his own way. Well maybe trust is the wrong word. He had been doing the mental math about what kind of coy phrases they could use. In the end, Diego was direct without revealing too much specific.

Of course, he was. Aiden was so new at this, anything else would probably end up like the storage unit.

The plan is to win the race. The prize is what I am here for. Frankly, I doubt I can do it alone in this car. Theirs," he indicates to the cars on the line already, "have probably been modified. And there is no telling what surprises there are."

Frankly, he isn't sure how Diego can help him anymore. On a single strip of road with a series drag races, Diego could be always present. But in a constantly moving race that he won't know the path until racetime, well that's a problem.

"As for the lady, she knows your plan better than I do. She expects you will do your own thing if given the opportunity."
If Aiden was given a number to text her, he will let her know Diego is here.
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John Steiner
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John made sure the Jeep was locked and the tinted-windows were all rolled up before leaving the vehicle behind. As he walked with Diego, his heart began to pound a little at the thought of meeting Anna again. As they approached Aiden’s vehicle, John’s eye searched -as they typically did – for signs of an ambush. It was night, which made it much more difficult to see through windows and in the shadow’s of alleyways, but still he tried.

The world of urban street racing was foreign to him. Why did Aiden and Anna come here?, he wondered. But John said nothing, letting The Dark Ascendant do the talking for now.
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Aiden Starr
HP: 3, Condition: Fine

Seeing John walk up, he shakes his head a little. Aiden keeps his attention on Diego and only Diego.

"And she will never make contact him as long as he is following you around like a lost puppy."
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Anna didn't give Aiden contact information, but she did give him a smartphone with blackmail material on it that she said could be used to encourage Diego and John to keep to the agreement they made. Thinking it might have a contact number on it Aiden reaches for it, and the device vibrates. Signaling an incoming call. There was an unknown number. Assuming Aiden answers the call he will hear Anna's subtly accented voice on the other end.

"I see all of you have met up. Remember, the one you called an Ascendant stays with you. If he leaves your side, the deal is off. I'll make contact with John after he is finished helping you win the race. When he is away from the Ascendant."
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Aiden Starr
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Aiden hangs up the phone.

"Or she isn't making contact with John until after we win the race. And if Diego leaves my side, then she bolts."

Well, that makes this a very unlikely endeavor after all.

"She also says there is stuff on here you need to see before you bail," finishes, handing Diego the phone and giving him the unlock code.
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Diego Gonzalez
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CND: Obsessed
Form: Solid


Based on the content of the phone, Diego knew there was some house cleaning to do when he got back. The sort of cleaning that was needed, however, was impossible as long as Sokolov ensures there is a walking and talking feed straight to him.The list of issues kept piling up, but yet all he could think about was getting the heart. The world could burn, but at least he would be whole.

"I guess we need to win this race.", simply says Diego. "Between the three of us, we should have enough skill.", adds in Diego. He wasn't keen on the idea, but there wasn't very many options. Briefly, Diego considered hunting down Anna and killing her despite the consequences. If not for Null's guidance, the consequences wold even be desirable.

"So, who gets the fun of driving? I was never any good at it, but riding along on this race could be fun. Never know what we might run into. Its' a dangerous world nowadays with lots of obstacles.", says Diego. Even in his past life, driving was never his bag. In his new life, driving didn't seem super needed. John and or Aiden seemed capable enough on that front.
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Aiden Starr

"I'm the guy for that, and the lady wants you in shotgun."

He looks John and then back to Diego. "Maybe we can let him know the course and John can get ahead of us and help that way?"
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Diego Gonzalez
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CND: Obsessed
Form: Solid


Like this whole mission, it was another mess and another trap by agents of Sokolov. He didn't' really have a choice though. Back out and bigger issues arose. There comes a point where there is no backing out for anything. This was that point. He'd need to make the best of it again, which was getting all to common and something he would need to address.

"Who am I to deny a lady? Should we take a look at these other cars? Might give us a little edge knowing what they look like. Couldn't hurt. Not us at least.", simply says Diego. During the drive, he wouldn't be able to pull anything. So, best to get it out of the way before he's just a passenger.
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John Steiner
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John listens to Aiden and The Dark Ascendant converse. He knows good and well that Anna has her group where she wants them. When Aiden mentions the course (and the prospect of interfering with the race in some way), John looks around before speaking in a whisper. "You know the layout of the course? If we get caught, we'll have bigger problems than acquiring Ms. Seminov." The burly soldier's eyes then move to the gang contingents who are monitoring the event.
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Aiden Starr
HP: 3, Condition: Fine

"That's a good idea. A little ego stroking might even get them to brag a bit."
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