[Csjarrat]

Turning around slowly, you see Micky "The Mugger"  Maxwell in all his angry-troll glory, flanked by two goons in badly fitting suits. Micky was flashing some new chrome, obviously laying out for some street doc to patch him up since your last encounter.
His face falls as you turn around.
That aint 'im you dozy twat he said, turning to the right hand goon. Loik i told ya, eee's a facking cockney. ow many facking cockneys do ya get dahn eere in tha sarth a facking france? Goon 1 flailed his arm, gesturing at you as he continues his protest to Micky, who's clearly got rank over these two.
I facking 'erd 'im 'agglin wi' that scrapper ovver there.
Micky flashes a look at you once more before walking off, back into the market; clearly deciding his boys had gone paranoid somewhere between Dover and Calais..
The vocal goon stares at you, Watch your facking back mate before he follows Micky, the silent goon shaking his head.

You hear the irregular ticking of the old junker's engine as it rounds the corner, dunk noticing you'd been rattled as he pulls up, pushing the door open as he rolls into place.
Ye alright mate?

[Lumen]

Knives stares bewildered at the encounter and keeps his mouth shut until the old junker pulled out and the troll was out of sight.  Finally he replies to Dunk, "Far from it mate... fuckin ell how did he find me?  We've got a problem a troll sized problem named Mickey.  I taught im a lesson back in the East End an looks like he's come to return the favor... Damn it all... and with fresh crome to boot.   I only know one way to deal with Mickey and we don't need that sort of attention.  This ain't good mate..."

Only after a few minutes does he remember the drone, "Did get your drone though... I hope it's worth the trouble mate."

[Scawire]

Mantis has been glad to here that if he keeps the course he is on he might get a short at seeing Jen again. With all theiIntel coming mantis's way he has let the mission he is on slip his mind. Wonderment has flooded Mantis's mind with his heart fill with hope for the first time in over a year, too many dead ends had destroyed his hope but now it was back. With the last card showing him the road he is on has a good chance at bringing Jen into sight again, something hits Mantis.....  The job he is on...... oh no the team.... Mantis franticly grabs his comm and tries to call the team. subvocal mic/// sorry guys what is the situation.

[Csjarrat]

___Knives___
Ah, shite. Ye think he's in this on their side?
Lets tek a wee look at her then. Ye see her fly?
Dunk takes the box off you and stashes the kebab under the driver's seat for later, sliding the delicate drone from its protective case.
Its not long before he's used the ownership RFID and synced it to his comm, buzzing it in small circles in the back of the car.
Aye, she'll do. How much you get her for? Where's your pal by the way?


___Mantis___
You reach for the comm, ready to call but the old lady slaps at your hand. Leave now and you never know where she is. Never.

Resist lost loved one trait with WIL + LOG only, no boosts.

[Lumen]

"Fuck mate I dunno he could be tangled up in this shite.  He's too stupid to do it on his own that would mean the Maxwell's are in on it.  Uh yea I saw it fly, looked ok to me but I never played with them drones much.  That damn haggling salesman wouldn't go any lower than 400.  Haggling ain't my job so I never got too good at it..."

Knives checks the time, "No idea where Mantis got off to.  If we don't hear from him in the next five minutes I'll go searching for him."

[Csjarrat]

___Knives___
Aye she seems alreet in the air. S'no bad price really, sensor suite's a standard one tho. I can soon get a new chip though.
Cheers fer the grub by the way, I'm fuckin famished. Listen pal, you better get on wi' tha job. Call me if ye need another set o' eyes in the sky, I found a quite little parking spot about 5 minutes down tha road, I'll hang out there and get this wee little blighter up in the air fer yer.

[Lumen]

"So no thermo I take it?  That would have been too easy.  Yea loop back around and I'll find a building to get up.  Once I get a good look we move on.  I don't think what we're looking for is here but we might as well check first since we're here.  Mantis better hurry his arse up."

When the junker circles back around Knives hops out and hits the streets again looking for any building with a ladder to the roof.

[Scawire]

Mantis fallows through with sub vocaling the team. I'm not leaving just got a text it would rude not to answer. My next question was what forces stand in my way to meeting up with Jen with the next question mantis hopes he juggle this two role week. One the mission and two the heart finding what it had lost.

[Csjarrat]

___Lumen___
No thermo mate, got a decent zoom on it though
He pulls away, heading two blocks north of the market district before you spot a warehouse on the far side of the road.
The pedestrian traffic was much lighter here, just a few people walking home with shopping bags full, or the odd bloke walking down towards the market with their eyes downcast and heads bobbing in time with whatever music their comms blared into their ears.
The warehouse appeared abandoned; the old shutter seemed stuck half-closed, most windows smashed and a thick layer of pigeon shit was present on the visible horizontal surfaces.
It wasn't that that caught your eye though, it was the old fire escape in the adjoining alleyway. A cursory glance from the moving vehicle showed it looking intact.
Dunk pulled up as you requested, giving the drone to you to put in your pocket through the window as you slam the old car door shut.
Gi me a shout when you're ready te go in, i'll take her up and scout it out fer ye.
The evening dusk had almost fully given way to night, the temperature had taken a notable dip as you got out of the relatively warm car.
A thin sliver of orangey blue remained of the sunset, weak streetlights flickered to life down the street ready to take over the sun's duty as it retreated into the darkness.

___Mantis___
She looked at you, more concerned now as you turned over the card.
An image of a cloaked skeleton dominated the card, it's scythe glimmering as the figure prepares to strike at two kneeling mortals.
Death. Great challenge lies ahead, you must make great transform inside if you want to seek her. Use inside strength, nourish it; for you will need it all.

[Lumen]

Knives makes his way casually over to the fire escape he had spotted.  With practiced perfection he slips through the thining crowd, trying to conceal himself within it until he's given Dunk enough time to park. Once a few minutes pass breaks from the crowd then he reaches up and gives the ladder a shake to test it's strength. 

<Alright mate I'm ready if you are.  Should get some better readings now that there's a nip in the air.  Send yer new toy up then I'll pop up.>

[Csjarrat]

The few passers by don't appear to notice you as you cross the street and slip down the alley.
Something small scuttles away from you, its form hidden by the mass of discarded waste bags and cardboard packaging that litters the alley.
Giving the ladder a good shake, you see the main supports appear strong enough to take your weight, though a couple of the rungs higher up look a bit suspect, their original blue paint long given way to the orange tide of rust.

//Thing han't been charged in a wee while; I've probably only got a few minutes flight time mate. Put it on yer palm and i'll tek er up. keep an eye on it though, if it goes flat, ye'll be searchin' fer her!//

Doing as Dunk requested, the dragonfly sized drone fluttered to life, slowly gaining altitude as it drifts slightly in the breeze before Dunk corrects for it.

//Open yer image link channel to me mate, i'll pipe the camera feed te ye//

[Lumen]

As the little bug flutters to life Knives pulls out his com and adds Dunk to his imagelink.  Shoving the com back in his pocket he mumbles a reply to Dunk subvocally, <It's done.  Just have it scope out the roof and make sure it's all clear.  We better save as much charge as we can until we can fill her up..>

Knives waits for the feed to show an empty rooftop before he starts up the old ladder.

[Csjarrat]

___Lumen___
//Aye, I hear ye//
Its a few seconds before your image link flickers into life with the incoming feed.
You can see the rungs of the ladder much more closely now and some of them looked decidedly suspect.
It takes another 20 seconds or so before the drone reaches the roof level; the feed shows the ladder ending at a small metal walkway leading up to an old punched up fire escape door.
You see as dunk pans the sensors around that you could easily shimmy across the roof for a better view due to the low angle of the interlocking corrugated sheets.
From what you can tell on the small feed, the roof appears stable. A small cluster of what looks like pigeons are roosting in the shelter of a low level crack in the panels, but the superstructure appeared to be in reasonable shape; at least on this side of the building.

Simple climbing (3) test to avoid broken rungs please

___Scawire____
The lady leans back in her chair as you absorb the information, motioning for you to flip the remaining cards when you were ready.
She grabs the urn and struggles with its heft as she pours out a thick liquid into the bowl/cup in the centre of the table.

[Scawire]

Mantis quickly does a second subvocal to the group to make sure they heard him. <<SubVocal>> I'm still in the market, got hung up in a shop. Mantis quickly give a breif description of the location of the shop he is hunting for his wife at. Looking at the cards and wishing he had more then one smoke in his pack Mantis tries to figure out a good question......

....Mantis's mind starts to wonder what Jens life has turned into with out him there by her side. Then asks What has Jen found on this new journey she is one?

[Lumen]

Seeing the suspect rusted out rungs higher up Knives decides not to chance it.  He stretches arms out and takes in a deep breath, drawing mana in along with the brisk air.  The mana seeps down into his muscles and they bulge, only barely noticeable under his workman's jumpsuit.  Now fully charged and given the go ahead he quickly scurries up the ladder, using his gecko gloves to assist instead of relying solely on the rusted rungs. 

*Long as this bloody thing doesn't kip off at the wall this should be a piece of cake.*