[Ympulse]

Meat grunts and pulls a bandana over his face as they get closer to the Pyramid, keeping tabs on Merlin's assessment of possible sniper positions. Goddamned if that Agent wasn't proactive.

After they arrive at the pyramid and come to a halt, Meat hops out of the back with his MG mounted and his Rifle slung to the back. Giving the vehicle a thump with his fist on the way out, Meat begins scanning the bodies and horizon for avenues of approach and serviceable egress routes.

"Allright Merlin, if we get shot at by anything other than Indirect fire you're weapons-free. Do not engage non-hostile runners under any circumstances." He then routes his comms to Crow and Flak only. "I'll hold the perimeter with Merlin. Yell if you need support."

Thinking about what he said for a moment, Meat reminds himself that Merlin could be a bit unhinged at times.

"Belay that last order, Merlin. Do not fire without my clearence"

Perception Check on Avenues of approach/Egress routes (4 Intuition + 1 Perception +3 Vision Enhancement) 1 hit
8d6.hits(5)=1
Perception check on bodies to scan for possible threats (4 Intuition + 1 Perception +3 Vision Enhancement) 3 hits
8d6.hits(5)=3

[HydroRaven]

Crow gets out of the vehicle on the alert, his eyes squinting from the smell of charred flesh, burnt hair and general putrefaction. "I don't need to remind you guys to keep your eyes peeled, right? Meat, make sure to give PRECISE instructions to Merlin. We don't want him to shoot a possible lead."

Crow looks around to spot any survivors the authorities might have missed, both on the physical and astral planes. At the same time, he tries to look for any clues (auras in particular) on the astral that might point to the perpetrators.

Assensing 4 + Intuition 3 (7d6.hits(5)=3) 3 hits on assensing, Perception 2 + Intuition 3 (5d6.hits(5)=3) 3 more hits on perception

[SeriousOne338]

Crow looks around to spot any survivors the authorities might have missed, both on the physical and astral planes. At the same time, he tries to look for any clues (auras in particular) on the astral that might point to the perpetrators.

As you open your third eye, the world goes fussy for a bit. Then it comes back into view, with the astral plane over laying it (make a willpower check threshold 2). The sight you see is even worst than that on the ground. You can see bits and pieces of the moments before death, here a lady running before something rips her in two, the blood lances toward you. There a man trying to shield a loved one before being destoryed your mind can't come up with a better term for it, the man was whole then in bits. The crows arguing over the bits are now accompanied by manifest horrors of pain. These black and red blobs slither and change into things out of a horror trids. Your stomich begins roll as you observe the astral plan, but then you get a picture of somehting. Its blurry large and has 4 legs walking like a dog the size of a BW bug, and it has claws.

Visual inspection no survivors, nothing living other than crows in the park (from what you can see)

"Allright Merlin, if we get shot at by anything other than Indirect fire you're weapons-free. Do not engage non-hostile runners under any circumstances." He then routes his comms to Crow and Flak only. "I'll hold the perimeter with Merlin. Yell if you need support."

The turret moves quickly and targets a crow one foot away from Meat, the MMG then racks a round. Merlin responds "enemy targeted"

"Belay that last order, Merlin. Do not fire without my clearence"

Before Merlin makes an unnecessary mess of the crow, the weapon goes on safe and the turret tracks skyward. "Stand down confirmed"

Meat's quick scan over the bodies notices that almost all of them have been pilfered of the mechanical bits. There an obvious eye missing, another place a cyberarm was ripped free of a torso, also all the bodies are missing comlinks, guns and valuables. Looks like someone brave came through here to loot the dead.

[vinnmun]

Flak slides out of the car and lets loose his gun as it tangles off his body. He takes a view steps and looks all over, looking for anything that can be evidence of what atrocity has occurred.

Visual Perception of area. (11d6.hits(5)=3)

[HydroRaven]

Crow winces from the vision, a slight headache forming in the back of his head. He leans against the hummer as he says to the rest o the team, "There was a carnage over here alright. So much pain and suffering is here it's quite literally giving me a headache. I wasn't able to see how it started, but I got a glimpse at something not metahuman. Seems like some sort of critter, but I can't be sure what I was. Seems whoever is responsible for this had some assistance. No survivors.

Crow makes sure there are no immediate threats around them, and when he's satisfied there aren't, he does a small ritual to appease the suffering of the souls.

Not quite sure what to roll for that, if anything. Take it as shamanic role-playing if you will

[SeriousOne338]

It takes time to finish the ceremony, but it gives the souls some peace.

Not quite sure what to roll for that, if anything. Take it as shamanic role-playing if you will

You put your right hand in,
You put your right hand out,
You put your right hand in,
And you shake it all about,

You do the hokey pokey
and you turn yourself around
That what it's all about.

Don't worry you got it right.

So everyone Get to Investigating, you aren't getting paid by the hour. 
[/spoiler]

[Ympulse]

Walking the perimeter, Meat sighs to himself. Of course there aren't any survivors. That would make this fraggin' easy.

"North looks clear. Rotating to the West. Merlin, report and rotate east"

[SeriousOne338]

Flak slides out of the car and lets loose his gun as it tangles off his body. He takes a view steps and looks all over, looking for anything that can be evidence of what atrocity has occurred.

Visual Perception of area. (11d6.hits(5)=3)

Flak slides out of the Hummer and steps into a puddle of blood and afoul. Splattering his boots, with the remnants of so many lives. While Crow does the astral eye thing Flak takes a more practical approach of investigating the fallen. "Merlin begin mission recording use camera link to my helmet and begin tallying corpses and Weapon marks" Flak sighs, this kind of thing was what Digit did best. It takes several minutes as Flak tracks back and forth through the crowd, while you document the fallen you find 4 broken comlinks perhaps someone who knows about those things might be of help. Too your left you can see out of the corner of your eye Crow doing a cleansing ceremony, it looks surprising like the Hockey Pokey.


The majority of deaths have resulted by claws or some kind of surgical sharp blade. Like knives but much much bigger.

Walking the perimeter, Meat sighs to himself. Of course there aren't any survivors. That would make this fraggin' easy.

"North looks clear. Rotating to the West. Merlin, report and rotate east"

Merlin pulls an R2-D2 and beeps at you, but the turret turns to the east and begins scanning. With the North "clear" you turn west across the park and see a game field across the lawn. You notice two things one no bodies there, but blood pools and  drag marks. Two there are some security cameras, retrieving data from those could be help. You also see Crow do the hockey Pokey?... but without magical reference it looks like he's dancing.

[vinnmun]

Flak scans the area with his trideo installed helmet recording, noticing claw marks or knife. His curiousity got the best of him as he looks into those a lot deeper before moving on. Looking for any kind of tracks, he speaks to Crow, "You ok over there?" dancing around out of the blue was a rare thing for Flak to see Crow doing. He tries to hone closer on tracks.

Visual Perception on the marks on the bodies. (11d6.hits(5)=2)

Default on Tracking and spending edge to add to dice pool (6d6.hitsopen(5,6)=2)

[HydroRaven]

Once he finishes his ritual, Crow answers Flak "Yes, I'm alright. These souls needed a proper sendoff after all. Found anything?" As he asks Flak, he looks around, trying to find any new clues that might confirm what he saw on the astral.

OOC: Any particularly strange auras Crow picked up while he was assensing?

Perception test Intuition 3 + Perception 2 + Actively looking 3 (8d6.hits(5)=2)

[Ympulse]

Keeping his eyes on the east, Meat speaks into his Microphone.

"Got a sports field over here on the west side of the area, there's cameras that look to still be recording. Gonna poke them to see if I can get anything. Also, Crow, it looks like there was some Mojo ritual or something going on here."

Untrained hacking roll to see if I can get into the cameras.
Logic -1 (3), spending an edge for more Dice (5)
8d6.hits(5)=2
Rerolling sixes
2d6.hits(5)=1
Rerolling that six
1d6.hits(5)=0

3 Hits total.

[vinnmun]

He responds to Crow as he examines and tries to track. "Yah, looks like the bodies have either claw marks or knife marks to them."

((When I'm looking into the cuts in detail trying to see if it's somethign from a blade, a spur, or animal.))

[SeriousOne338]

Flak scans the area with his trideo installed helmet recording, noticing claw marks or knife. His curiousity got the best of him as he looks into those a lot deeper before moving on. Looking for any kind of tracks, he speaks to Crow, "You ok over there?" dancing around out of the blue was a rare thing for Flak to see Crow doing. He tries to hone closer on tracks.

Visual Perception on the marks on the bodies. (11d6.hits(5)=2)

Default on Tracking and spending edge to add to dice pool (6d6.hitsopen(5,6)=2)

While documenting the corpses Flak notices the lack of large animal prints..... just a lot of human foot prints.

He responds to Crow as he examines and tries to track. "Yah, looks like the bodies have either claw marks or knife marks to them."

((When I'm looking into the cuts in detail trying to see if it's somethign from a blade, a spur, or animal.))

Nope, the blades or claws did not break off in the wounds.

Once he finishes his ritual, Crow answers Flak "Yes, I'm alright. These souls needed a proper sendoff after all. Found anything?" As he asks Flak, he looks around, trying to find any new clues that might confirm what he saw on the astral.

OOC: Any particularly strange auras Crow picked up while he was assensing?

Perception test Intuition 3 + Perception 2 + Actively looking 3 (8d6.hits(5)=2)

Crow notices after clearing the astral plane of the dead spirits, that the blood smell is coming from the astral plane. You feel a bit of bile in your throught, that could mean only one thing......(OOC: Key organ music Dun Dun DAAAAAAAAAAA) Blood magic

Keeping his eyes on the east, Meat speaks into his Microphone.

"Got a sports field over here on the west side of the area, there's cameras that look to still be recording. Gonna poke them to see if I can get anything. Also, Crow, it looks like there was some Mojo ritual or something going on here."

Untrained hacking roll to see if I can get into the cameras.
Logic -1 (3), spending an edge for more Dice (5)
8d6.hits(5)=2
Rerolling sixes
2d6.hits(5)=1
Rerolling that six
1d6.hits(5)=0

3 Hits total.

(OOC: Ummmmmm going to take your eyes off watching the perimeter?   Also they're old close circuit cameras you'd need to get to a relay box next to them, so you didn't spent the edge point so don't worry)

[HydroRaven]

As he was sifting through the debris and the general carnage, Crow's attention shifts to Meat. "Got a sports field over here on the west side of the area, there's cameras that look to still be recording. Gonna poke them to see if I can get anything. Also, Crow, it looks like there was some Mojo ritual or something going on here."

"Ritual ground you say?" Lurking Crow tries to make his way, trying to avoid any blood puddles he doesn't have to step into. Arriving at the field, he takes a look around, trying to spot any unused ingredients/spent ritual material. He also tries to look into the astral for the signature of the potential caster.

Intuition 3 + Perception 2 + Actively Looking 3 (8d6.hits(5)=2) and Assensing 4 + Intuition 3 (7d6.hits(5)=3)

[SeriousOne338]

As he was sifting through the debris and the general carnage, Crow's attention shifts to Meat. "Got a sports field over here on the west side of the area, there's cameras that look to still be recording. Gonna poke them to see if I can get anything. Also, Crow, it looks like there was some Mojo ritual or something going on here."

"Ritual ground you say?" Lurking Crow tries to make his way, trying to avoid any blood puddles he doesn't have to step into. Arriving at the field, he takes a look around, trying to spot any unused ingredients/spent ritual material. He also tries to look into the astral for the signature of the potential caster.

Intuition 3 + Perception 2 + Actively Looking 3 (8d6.hits(5)=2) and Assensing 4 + Intuition 3 (7d6.hits(5)=3)

You approach the area, not really a ritual area, but there was some bodies there and drag marks toward a below ground walkway. You look, the stairs lead down and into the ground, there are scratch marks and blood. There are also no lights looks like they've been smashed.


Want to investigate? Alone?