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Geartopia : The Case of the Assassination Plot
||Attention, Attention. Would the following personnel please report to the Observation Deck. Please bring with you any weapons and tools you might need. Attention, Attention. would the following personnel please report to the Observation Deck:
Allenby Beardsley
Maridian Gladespring
Ellyn Vitner
Red Robin
Sam Winchester
Dean Winchester
Kanoe Zouichi
Attention, Attention, would the following personnel...||
Stacy's voiced called the entire crew, until all of them were gathered at the Obs Deck. Then, a dossier appeared on the screens, along with the image of a rotating planet.
Planet Designation: Geartopia
Status: Terrestrial, H-class.
Non-sentient life: Extensive flora and fauna.
Semi-Sentient Life: Yes.
Sentient Life: Homo Sapiens, Homo Animalia, Machina Erectus.
Water: 20.6% of the planet's surface.
Climate: Earth-like, Arid desert
Landscape: 70% Desert..
Air: Normoxic concentration.
Air Pressure: 101.3 kPa (kilopascals) = 14.7 psi (pounds per square inch)
Sky: Blue
Sun: A class G2V, yellow star.
Warnings: Wildlife, humanoids and plant-life can be hazardous.
Mission: Find out of town mayoress Nomalanga's suspicions of foul play are correct. Full shore leave will initiate once this is problem is resolved.
Once the entire team was ready, they were whisked of to the planet with little fanfare, their ship landing close to a town, where a woman...well not quite a woman, but a cross between a woman and a hyena dressed in a strange outfit, greeted them along with three other figures behind her. They had arrived near the end of the day, and the sun was beginning to set behind them, staining the sky a deep orange color.
She greeted them with a bow and a wave.
"I think you for coming 'ere just barely an 'our after I send out my distress signal." She mentioned for them to follow her, while the three other figures remained behind.
"I will make this quick, as we are short on time. My name is Nomalanga, and I'm mayoress of Utorian, 'ave been for the past five years. We have asked for a small team to aid us cause some of Snidley's damn dogs have been trying to upsurge the town from my grasp. "e's was the mayor before me, but was removed for having no 'onor. He still has control of some sections of the town due to loyalty and fear, and some townsmen still suspects I threw 'im out to get more power. Now 'e's trying to regain it all, but I have no proof except for a tip I was given by one of my own that says the attack's in two days and there's enough clues stuffed in the 'aunted cave to get the entire town behind me."
She pointed to a cavern on the far left, covered by the dunes of soil and desert sand.
" 'Alf the townsfolk believe the place to be filled with ghosts at night so no one enters unless they have to. But during the day we go in and get our supplies of underground water. The entire place is a maze. I wish I could 'ave send the distress beckon sooner, but we had problems with space pirates recently."
"There is also another problem...the tip also told me one of my own three is a spy. If you could also find out which one, we could end the terrible man's grasp on the town and myself. I am pretty sure they already suspect that I have doubts, but you may find clues inside the cavern. You can also speak to them and ask a few questions, but you should get into the cavern as soon as possible, as not to get too many ghosts attacking you. And there are also men-eating bears spotted inside. My people are strong, but our technology is nothing compared to yours. Once we have more time I can explain to you how I was able to contact you at all. But for now, I can supply you with guns and torches, if you don't have any."
She seemed like a truthful woman, even if her speech was strange and spoke of someone who had lived a harsh life, despite the clothing she wore.
"My three don't trust you at all, due to our stance with outsiders and our last distress signal falling into pirate ears. I understand if you refuse, but if you accept I will make it worth your while, and the rest of your comrades on your ship will be welcomed with open arms one justice and truth is brought to light. My people do not have much but we can offer clothing and animals from our lands in exchange for your services."
[And done! There is no posting order, feel free to all start you own threads to ask questions, or butt in each other's threads while they talk back and forth]
Allenby Beardsley
Maridian Gladespring
Ellyn Vitner
Red Robin
Sam Winchester
Dean Winchester
Kanoe Zouichi
Attention, Attention, would the following personnel...||
Stacy's voiced called the entire crew, until all of them were gathered at the Obs Deck. Then, a dossier appeared on the screens, along with the image of a rotating planet.
Planet Designation: Geartopia
Status: Terrestrial, H-class.
Non-sentient life: Extensive flora and fauna.
Semi-Sentient Life: Yes.
Sentient Life: Homo Sapiens, Homo Animalia, Machina Erectus.
Water: 20.6% of the planet's surface.
Climate: Earth-like, Arid desert
Landscape: 70% Desert..
Air: Normoxic concentration.
Air Pressure: 101.3 kPa (kilopascals) = 14.7 psi (pounds per square inch)
Sky: Blue
Sun: A class G2V, yellow star.
Warnings: Wildlife, humanoids and plant-life can be hazardous.
Mission: Find out of town mayoress Nomalanga's suspicions of foul play are correct. Full shore leave will initiate once this is problem is resolved.
Once the entire team was ready, they were whisked of to the planet with little fanfare, their ship landing close to a town, where a woman...well not quite a woman, but a cross between a woman and a hyena dressed in a strange outfit, greeted them along with three other figures behind her. They had arrived near the end of the day, and the sun was beginning to set behind them, staining the sky a deep orange color.
She greeted them with a bow and a wave.
"I think you for coming 'ere just barely an 'our after I send out my distress signal." She mentioned for them to follow her, while the three other figures remained behind.
"I will make this quick, as we are short on time. My name is Nomalanga, and I'm mayoress of Utorian, 'ave been for the past five years. We have asked for a small team to aid us cause some of Snidley's damn dogs have been trying to upsurge the town from my grasp. "e's was the mayor before me, but was removed for having no 'onor. He still has control of some sections of the town due to loyalty and fear, and some townsmen still suspects I threw 'im out to get more power. Now 'e's trying to regain it all, but I have no proof except for a tip I was given by one of my own that says the attack's in two days and there's enough clues stuffed in the 'aunted cave to get the entire town behind me."
She pointed to a cavern on the far left, covered by the dunes of soil and desert sand.
" 'Alf the townsfolk believe the place to be filled with ghosts at night so no one enters unless they have to. But during the day we go in and get our supplies of underground water. The entire place is a maze. I wish I could 'ave send the distress beckon sooner, but we had problems with space pirates recently."
"There is also another problem...the tip also told me one of my own three is a spy. If you could also find out which one, we could end the terrible man's grasp on the town and myself. I am pretty sure they already suspect that I have doubts, but you may find clues inside the cavern. You can also speak to them and ask a few questions, but you should get into the cavern as soon as possible, as not to get too many ghosts attacking you. And there are also men-eating bears spotted inside. My people are strong, but our technology is nothing compared to yours. Once we have more time I can explain to you how I was able to contact you at all. But for now, I can supply you with guns and torches, if you don't have any."
She seemed like a truthful woman, even if her speech was strange and spoke of someone who had lived a harsh life, despite the clothing she wore.
"My three don't trust you at all, due to our stance with outsiders and our last distress signal falling into pirate ears. I understand if you refuse, but if you accept I will make it worth your while, and the rest of your comrades on your ship will be welcomed with open arms one justice and truth is brought to light. My people do not have much but we can offer clothing and animals from our lands in exchange for your services."
[And done! There is no posting order, feel free to all start you own threads to ask questions, or butt in each other's threads while they talk back and forth]
Re: The Gathering of Clues
"I found the rifle, jars, and book among a large stockpile of firearms. My guess would be that the rifles were left there by Snidely's confederates; they do no one on Nomalanga's side any good while hidden in secret."
"The book does concern me, though. If we assume its owner was someone working with Snidely, it suggests that Snidely's plan was already found out by a member of Nomalanga's team before we arrived. The 'false... scatter' might be referring to the scattering of false clues around the cavern."
He paused. "I suggest this explanation: One of Nomalanga's three was working with Snidely. When Allard uncovered the plot, a plan was set in motion to kidnap his child to buy his silence, and false clues were scattered in the caverns to confuse the issue."
Of course, what he really wanted to do was mix the red and blue powders together. Just, you know. To see what would happen.
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Tim folded his arms over his chest, and nodded his agreement to Zouichi. "I think it's most plausible that we have more than one person to deal with here," he said. "And the evidence seems to pretty strongly point toward Allard being a victim, yes." That was an understatement.
So that left the question of who was playing Allard. And there were motivations to take into account as well. "The notes and pages seem to point most strongly towards Mekaisto, and several items-- including the oversized knife-- point toward Taworri. The problem, then, is also motivation."
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Sam knew damned well how easily family could be used against someone, after all.
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He crossed his arms in thought. "I'd say that if anything, our most solid piece of evidence is the words of the kidnappers themselves. It seems to be a given that Allard was cooperating with Snidely, partially or fully. The only question is whether the other two were involved as well."
Zouichi motioned to the items they'd collected. "Anyone have any other interpretations of the book's contents? The message Ellyn found? Anything that might give us a more definitive conclusion?" He just didn't like how so much of their evidence was circumstantial.
P.S. also he tasted the white powder.
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"Right," Tim said to Sam. "I was worried at the initial mention, though the mayoress assured me that she trusted the bodyguards. Evidently that trust wasn't entirely justified-- but, from what we heard, the rest of the family may well still be safe, with just this child being used against Allard." So Allard was the only one who knew his child was in danger.
"The writing seems characteristic of Mekaisto, giving her records keeping tendencies, and her crisp, neat writing. It does make reference, however, to being found out, which would support your theory, Zouichi." He frowned, falling silent as he looked over what they had collected once more. He was focusing, instead of continuing to elaborate, for now.
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"That makes sense, given the references to 'cane' and 'soil' in the book. So at least part of the contents of the book are innocuous."
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He opened the bag with the candies Mekaisto had given him, took one... and licked it, for comparison.
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So basically exactly as she had said.
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Curse you Pixle"Sure." Zouichi handed him the vial. "It smells like gunpowder, if that's what you're thinking."
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"From then, we can separately press Taworri and Mekaisto with the pieces of incriminating evidence we have against them, bluffing if we have to to get as much information as we can out of them. We can then present what we have to Nomalanga. I believe isolating each of the possible suspects, combined with acting as if we're sure we know who the accomplice is, may act in our favor -- we'll essentially be exerting psychological pressure on those we interview just by getting them alone and away from the others, and those we haven't yet talked to will be wondering what we do know."
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"Right. The saved child is a good play to make. What we've gathered and heard seems to implicate, fairly well, that Allard's hand was being forced. He will likely be the most free to talk, once we've proven his daughter is safe. He can provide his own testimony, of course, which may back what we have."
Tim made a thoughtful 'hm' before he continued. "Bluffing and playing the psychological angle will certainly be beneficial. There's a good team of us, of course, so we can split up to make sure those remaining don't try anything while we interrogate the others-- though any attempts to escape or otherwise will just back out case against them, regardless." He'd suggest a little intimidation, but he doubted that would work on the likes of, say, Taworri. "Mekaisto's hand seems to play into several angles, though any motivation she has is unclear."
Tim paused, and his expression shifted to one of frustration. Because he just realised something. "And we had an angle from the beginning. Allard dropped us a hint-- whether intentionally or otherwise-- while I was speaking with him. He said from the beginning that it was a kidnapping plot." Tim swore under his breath. Yes, he was angry about missing that. He probably just wrote it off as a slip at the time. "At least that means he'll likely give his cooperation."
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