[Lumen]

Knives scuttles up the wall as quickly and quietly as he can.


Climbing 1 + Strength 9 + Assisted 2 - Flat wall 2 = 10d6
10d6.hits(5)=5, 10d6.hits(5)=7, 10d6.hits(5)=2, 10d6.hits(5)=4, 10d6.hits(5)=5
I think it'll only take four of those rolls to get to the top.

Perception 4 + Intuition 3 + Enhancements 3 + Actively Looking 3 = 13d6
13d6.hits(5)=7

[Csjarrat]

___Lumen____
If you're trying to be quiet, can I get an infiltration roll as well please?
The gecko kit found a firm bite on the ageing masonry, allowing you to get up to the roof level without too much hassle, glad to be away from the putrid smell of rotting food from the back of the chinese restaurant's refuse area.
Hauling yourself up onto the roof, you're presented with a fairly unstable looking flat roof.
Puddles of rainwater have collected in large depressions, tears and partial collapses litter the roughly 50sqm area of the roof.
A small hatchway leads down into the interior, but the rusted exterior and quality of the roofing mean it'd be a risky escape strategy.
At least the view from up here is good, you can see right along the rooftops of the nearby buildings and down across the adjoining streets.
It all looks like much of a muchness from up here, rows and rows of shitty tenements, decrepit shops and bars showing the place at least had a little soul.
Through a gap in the tenements, you see off to the west the beginnings of a market place, a few stalls and pedestrian traffic milling about can be seen at your full zoom and enhancement range.
 
___Scawire___
I will do your bidding Orc-Kin.
His shimmering form coalesces in front of you, making a small gesture towards the source of the dust and debris coming off the old building as Knives completes his ascent.
It rises into the air, causing gasps and shouts in French from the pedestrians on the street.
The shouts draw the attention of the diners, the few in the queue dash over to the window to see what the fuss is about, following the pointing crowd's line of sight into the sky to see the shimmering spirit scouting the area.
Jesus Mantis, light a fucking firework why don't you? tell them we're here why don't you? For fucks sake lad, we're supposed te be keeping a low profile here!
sorry mate, but it has to manifest on the physical plane to be able to perceive in anything other than astral sight

[Lumen]

Derp, yea sorry about that
Infiltration 3 + Agility 6 = 9d6
9d6.hits(5)=5

[Csjarrat]

___Lumen___
As you take in the view, startled shouting from down below draws your attention.
It takes but a second to follow the crowd's line of sight.
A shimmering spirit form shoots up into the air, seemingly oblivious to the chaos it's presence is causing at street level.

[Scawire]

Oh Drak this is not good. Mantis tries to think quickly. Hey little helper quickly go back to astral space and put a concealment power on yourself I'll call you when to search the area for buildings with the highest thermal signature later.

[Csjarrat]

___Scawire___
People start pointing their commlinks at the shimmering form, taking pictures and making calls, clearly excited about today's "big event".
"As you wish"
The Spirit shimmers as it's manifested form fades back to the astral.
I count that as three services

[Lumen]

Knives rings in over the transceivers, "For fuck sake lads.  We better pack it up now before the six o'clock news comes to interview us.  Why don't you lads circle round to the other side and I'll meet ya there.  Let's get outta this shit pile."  He stands there for a few seconds invisibly rubbing his temples, then skirts around the outer wall over to the far side.  Once there he starts climbing down the other wall.


Climbing 1 + Strength 9 + Assisted 2 - Flat Wall 2 = 10d6
10d6.hits(5)=4,10d6.hits(5)=1, 10d6.hits(5)=2, 10d6.hits(5)=1,10d6.hits(5)=2, 10d6.hits(5)=4, 10d6.hits(5)=2,10d6.hits(5)=4, 10d6.hits(5)=4, 10d6.hits(5)=5
Well those were horrible rolls luckily no botches but it took 8 checks to make the same threshold.

[Csjarrat]

___Lumen___
<<From: Dunk>>Aye Aye
You hear the engine growl a bit as it pulls off from its parking position and disappears out of sight behind the buildings.
The crows below you begins to swell as people come out of the shops and lean out of the windows to see what the fuss is all about.
You see a few of the first on-the-scene crew explaining to the latecomers what had happened, pointing in the direction of the disappearing car and its parking place in front of the restaurant before pointing up into the sky.

Turning your back on the spectacle below, you see the aged and decrepit roof in front of you.
This was going to take some care to cross safely.
I'll need an AGI + Gymnastics please, -3 if maintaining stealth.

[Lumen]

*Shit this roof is dodgy,  better not muck this up ol boy.*  Knives focuses once more drawing in mana.  He pulls the energy into his joints, feeling them loosen with new found alacrity.


Attribute Boost (Agility) 1 + Magic 5 = 6d6
6d6.hits(5)=1
Yikes almost a glitch. Agility Currently 7.

Spending an edge.
Agility 7 - Defaulting 1 - Stealthy 3 + Edge 3 = 6d6
6d6.hitsopen(5,6)=0

Well shit, IC is pretty unrelenting today.... Guess I'm getting down the fast and noisey way.

[Csjarrat]

___Knives___
The warmth of the mana infuses your muscles, goading you on with new found confidence.
You try your best to stick to the obviously safe areas, but even from your vantage point, you can see the middle section is clearly hazardous.
Tip toeing your way over the partial collapses and tears in the roof cladding, the roof begins to groan.
Hurrying your pace, the groans turn to a series of cracks. Sensing all was not well, you do your best to vault a large puddle but nothing happens as you jump.
The floor falls away slightly beneath you, giving way just as you push off, leaving you momentarily stranded in the air before gravity cruelly returns.
Your right leg rams through something, your chin hits the floor and for a moment you are dazed.
A cloud of dust obscures your vision, and a searing pain in your right ankle returns you to your senses.
Resist 3P with bod + impact

[Lumen]

Body 5 + Impact 10 = 15d6
15d6.hits (5)=1
Take 2P
Damn IC cut me some slack.


Knives lays still for a second after falling.  *Fuck me running or falling rather...*  He slowly gets back to his feet and tries hobbling the rest of the way across.

[Csjarrat]

Your ankle screams in pain as you do your best to free it, but it takes a good couple of minutes before you can get your body twisted round enough to lift the shattered roof spar from above your shin.
Sodden cladding and ancient nails scratch at your leg as you work it free, but eventually it comes loose.
Panting for breath and fighting through the pain, you lie on your stomach on the broken roof, planning your next move.
A memory of an old trid springs into mind, a firefighter laid on his stomach on the ice of a lake to rescue a kid, or something...
You stay on your front, shifting your weight slowly and carefully, inching your way across the roof
Dunk pipes up on the comms,
Where the fuck are you lad? We've been here ages and we're drawing a few stares.
After a good few minutes you reach the other side, looking over the parallel street.
It looks much the same as the side you came from, the conjoining alleyway to your left, the front entrance of the restaurant directly behind and below you.
You can see Dunk's junker parked up on the far side of the street, Mantis and Dunk looking around trying to get a bead on someone or something.


___Mantis____
Dunk pulled away slowly, trying not to attract the attention of the crowd.
People started to lean out of their windows, come out of the shops and the restaurant to get a look at what was going on.
The first couple of people began to relay their stories to the latecomers, pointing at the car as you pulled away before pointing back up into the sky.
Fuck. We're local news now pal. FUCK.
Dunk looked into the rear view mirror, adjusting it as he drove to see what kind of attention you'd dragged up.
Rounding the corner twice, you pulled down the street to the far side of the restaurant. The far side of the building obviously shared the ground floor, but the commercial unit had long been out of service.
Boarded up windows and graffiti provided the only decorations this side.
Dunk parked up on the far side of the road next to a small convenience store, anxiously tapping the steering wheel and looking around.
Come on knives, get a move on lad he said to himself, before pinging a message over the comms.
A couple of minutes pass before an ancient pickup truck roars up the street. towards you.
Dunk freezes as he sees it.
Fuck.
You count three in the Cab and can make out at least another couple in the flatbed.

[Scawire]

Ove The Micro-Transceiver he lets Knives in on the situation. We Got 3 hostels moving in with a flat bed truck. Just thought you should know we might have a fight on our hands. Mantis shakes his head thinking he should have known the spirit had to materialize to see the heat of the buildings. I need another run at Magic Theory class. I think it would have been good to get a pistol class to, could use one of the pistols I got a hole in the shoulder from instead of my magic. Mantis waits to see how bad these 3 hotels are going to turn out to be.

[Csjarrat]

The pickup rolls by your car, the occupants staring at you as they go by.
They turn right, possibly heading for the scene on the other side of the building.
perception test please
and its hostiles btw, a hostel is a cheaper version of a hotel :-)

[Lumen]

Knives' response came back in a low growl, <Keep your fuckin knickers on, the bloody roof collapsed under me... Bout tore me fuckin leg off.  If you mates need to jet and meet me somewhere do it, otherwise sit tight.  I'll be down in a shake.>

Scaling down a sheer wall with a busted ankle was going to suck but not as much as getting murdered in a French ghetto.  He takes in a deep breath as he begins his descent.


Infiltration 3 + Agility 7 - Modifiers 3= 7d6
7d6.hits(5)=2

Climbing 1 + Strength 9 + Assisted 2 - Flat brick 2 = 10d6
10d6.hits(5)=3, 10d6.hits(5)=3, 10d6.hits(5)=3, 10d6.hits(5)=4, 10d6.hits(5)=4  That totals 17 hits in 5 checks.