The Merge: Omega Company (IC)

[Flynnarrel]

With others watching the prisoner Rand was out of the ship first. The man's fear raked against Rand's empathy like the claws of a rusted combat drone against ceram-plast armor. He gestured to any Atlantean prisoner retrieval team to go ahead [or went to arrange for one if they weren't already there]. Only then could he take deep shuttering breaths away from the prying eyes of the others. Once more he regretted that Niisha of Urborg had not continued forward with their group. She had been... comfortable to talk to.

Rand shook the thoughts from his head and forced himself back to full height. He was used to being alone.

He strode back to the others. He was already interfacing with the base's computers through his suit's interface getting the information he could on the location, hotel, and named individuals (cross-checked with descriptions).

[kirinke]

Lindsey

" Phew", the formerly evil lawyer says, shuddering. " I had dealings with a succbus once...that was far less scary than this..."

AMY

"Pretty effective though." she said, mentally taking notes, while sending Kar-Anna a mental image of her in a school-desk, writing down what she had just seen. Like I said, you didn't fail.

[drothgery]

Lindsey

" Phew", the formerly evil lawyer says, shuddering. " I had dealings with a succbus once...that was far less scary than this..."

"There's not a lot that separates the genetics of a Manpower 'pleasure slave' and some Mesan Alignment covert ops people." Shannon mentions. "I've met some of the former, or that were designed to be the former, at any rate. There are even a few in various Manticoran intelligence services these days. Though with any luck, the Mesans didn't come through the Merge with us. There are enough psychopaths in this universe already."

[kirinke]

Amy

"Ever meet a trainer that specializes in fairy types and isn't prepared for it?" she shuddered. "It gets in their heads. In a bad way." she remarked. "It's best to be diverse with pokemon. The bond you share with them is a two-way street, so their attitudes and insticts and yours rub off each other and can act as a feed-back loop if you are not careful. It's also a reason why most trainers don't go for much more than six at any one time."

[Jewel]

Kar'Anna Maraneth
Condition: Normal
HP: 1

Lindsey
" Phew", the formerly evil lawyer says, shuddering. " I had dealings with a succbus once...that was far less scary than this..."

Kar'Anna makes an innocent pout and exaggeratedly shrugs her shoulders.

"There are enough psychopaths in this universe already."

"Thanks for the compliment." She listens as Amy describes the images she received. (Assuming she does.)

"Does Curus sound like the name of a Twi'lek?" She asks Rand.

[drothgery]

"There are enough psychopaths in this universe already."

"Thanks for the compliment."

"I don't think you're on the same level as people who think they should design the future of the human race and have no problem engineering wars that kill millions if not billions of people to let them do that." She said, and shuddered. She'd seen some horrible things in the post-Merge universe. But the horrors that well-intentioned mostly-human people from her own universe could manage were bad enough.

[Flynnarrel]

"Does Curus sound like the name of a Twi'lek?" She asks Rand.

Rand shrugs a shoulder. "Less complicated than I remember their names usually are but.... Could be. I'm interfacing with the station's computers now." he says. Only a slight twitching of his fingers indicates he's doing anything inside his armor.

[kirinke]

AMY

"Knowing our luck? Could be something out of left field." the girl quipped. "Just because it looks like something doesn't mean it is that something." She playfully poked Kar-Anna. "Case in point."

[Bladewind]

Randin begins to search the city`s database and connects to the internet.

He finds this. Although the secondary site in that particular post is archived, with a little digging he can find references that are analogous to the name Curus. In fact (I think the page is inaccessible), Darth Curus is a blue-skinned Twi-Lek who works with an Orion woman known as Darth Iavell.

If he searches Go'auld Athens, he gets a response of "Did you mean Go'auld Athena?"

If you want more than that, I'll need some rolls, plz,

John Sheppard is with the security personnel that arrive for the prisoner;

"Woolsey wants to see you guys. And, that - He points to the seat that Kar'Anna stabbed, "Comes out of your paycheques."

[kirinke]

AMY

"That falls under the 'plus expenses and damages' clause in our contract." Amy shot back. "Y'gotta read the fine print."

[Flynnarrel]

Rand quickly constructs a search algorithm with all available data.

Skill Mastery Technology for 25
Investigate: 1D20+6 = [12]+6 = 18
Forgot I raised it by 3 so 21 total, Well Informed.

[Bladewind]

Rand discovers that explorers and geologists have spent a lot of time in the region not far from the town, but he can't figure out why. Not for lack of trying, but there are a lot of dead links surrounding the information on the area. Looking for geologists that have come to the area likewise shows no results of their work and and spot checking will find that the more prominent ones (i.e. the ones with deeper pockets) are actually dead or missing.

There was interest in the region pre-Merge, but in what he can't say. He finds evidence that an organization called National Geographic spent some time, but not why. Rand also finds information about a mine, shut down recently but he can't locate anything online that concretely talks about what was actually mined.

Kobra is escorted to a holding cell for eventual transfer to appropriate authorities. Atlantis is not actually a law enforcement agency or strictly a military organization. He mutters about dark elves and how the Black Dragon will find him.

Woolsey takes in your group without batting an eye, not really paying much attention to Kar'Anna. However, as you enter the conference room to speak with him, he inadvertently steps forward as Lindsey enters and brushes against the former lawyer. An apology later and he is gesturing for you to sit at the table.

"That was fast. What brings you back so quickly?" He actually keeps glancing at Lindsey. Amy will realize that he is shielding his thoughts.

[kirinke]

AMY

The girl smirked a little at Woosley. "You're trying too hard Mr. Woosley. The quickest way to gain a mind-reader's attention is by actively blocking them and right now I'm in no mood to go poking through somebody else's brain anyway." she shuddered. "One dive into a mental cesspit a day is enough thank you." she looked thoughtful. "Filling your head up with inappropriate things or inane chatter is actually a better way to shield your mind than a straight block. Also more fun if you're in a bent mood."

[Bladewind]

He looks around nervously, and doesn't quite shush you before trying to bring the conversation back yo your findings.

[kirinke]

AMY

"Okay. I'll bite. Why are you acting so nervous?" Amy asked, mentally poking Woosley. "This is reasonably private unless there are other mind-readers mucking about that I'm unaware of, so you can tell me if you want." she considered. "I can also clue in others if you need me to without letting people you don't want know about it."

ooc
Mind Reading: Mind Reading 6 (DC 16), subtle.
She's going to try anyway. Something is fishy about him.
http://www.coyotecode.net/roll/lookup.php?rollid=199164 mind reading 24 (nearly perfect score!