Adv1 It's Just Good Business

[Spectral_King[GM]]

Nope, all other bathrooms are empty.

I'm guessing you guys loot?
Each pistol has two magazines, full. Including the Deagle.
The guy that had the shotgun had four more shells in his pockets, for a total of 6.
In addition to the 75k briefcase, with 6 bills that are semi-crumpled 100's, each guy had a wallet. Social Security cards, credit cards, ID's, and a lotta cassshh. (about $1200 total, but Jack said he wanted all their shit. He'll give you a cut, he always does.)

[adymus]

We search the hotel rooms and the pockets of the dead guys for the keys to the van, any cash on hand, weapons and ammunition.

Levi trots around and stabs all the bodies just for good measure, and wipes off the blood with a Holiday motel towel.

Then we take the weapons and ammo and the 75k in Holly's trunk.
Holly creates a new dupe, and has that one drive the van.
The real Holly rides in her car, and I accompany her. Levi gets a good look at the inside of the van before leaving.

All actions on behalf of Scarlett done with her consent.

scarredlight (11:50:17 PM): I am Scarlett, and I approve this paid political annoucement.

[Spectral_King[GM]]

lol.
There should be six guys that were in on this deal, but the sixth is nowhere to be seen, and doesn’t have any of his stuff here. You’ll have to talk to some information brokers around town and try to figure it out. Anton Strauss, who is affiliated with the small German syndicate is usually very helpful. The Germans trade with your organization in weapons and other gear, but also seem to have eyes all around, and are willing to sell information for the right price.

Your show, what'ya do?
btw, if you guys are tired, this might be a good stopping point for tonight.

[Ineffable Evil]

We're good for now. Levi and I follow the van (with two copies in it), to Yamatoto's shop, just to escort it, then to Herr Strauss, if nothing goes wrong.

[Spectral_King[GM]]

Nothing happens as you go to Yamoto's Shop. I assume the copies are either reabsorbed or sitting in the back seat?

As a reference, from the Motel to Anton's- (the auto shop is on the way)


Zoom of Anton's:



Anton runs a small restaurant in a strip mall. It’s quiet, and when you mention to the hostess that you want to speak with Mr. Strauss, he walks over briskly with a big smile on his face. He takes the two of you to a table and sits across from you. You’ve met Anton a few times, even picked up some hardware for the boss from him.

Anton: So what brings the loveliest lady in das business to my establishment?

[Ineffable Evil]

"Well, Anton, I need some information, and I thought of you first. Jack gave some guys a loan, they tried to fuck him over, so we fixed the situation. Or so we thought. There were supposed to be 6 guys, we only found 5."

I'll give Anton any info, if he wants the ID's of the other's to help find him, or if I know the guys name, etc.

[Spectral_King[GM]]

Anton: "Ahh, kein problem. I think that you caught me at ein good time. I need something done that is right up your Strasse. We’ll call it even trade. There’s this Esel up a few blocks that refuses to pay his protection tax, and I was hoping you could deliver his shop ein present. I would do it, but my hands are filled mit work right now. You do das fur mich, and I’ll put the word out to find your thief."

He slides a small cardboard box across the table. Inside is a hand grenade. All you have to do is toss it in the shop, and cause some damage.
The shop is straight up the street, and is squared in red. It's very small.

[Ineffable Evil]

I drive Levi to the nearest Target or Walmart, he purchases a black beanie for a mask, cut some eye and mouth holes with a knife, and we do a drive by of the mark.

[adymus]

As we pass by the shop, levi puts on the mask takes a look inside with the nade in hand, 'ports inside the shop, kills about ten seconds by slowly walking up to a dryer, pulls the pin and tosses the nade inside, then I look at the person next to me and say "...what?"

Then he ports back into the car.

[Ineffable Evil]

I'm already driving back to Anton's when he ports back in.

[adymus]

Oh then I put on the radio and it's playing "Damn It Feels Good To Be A Gangsta"

[Spectral_King[GM]]

lol
Anton: "Vary naice; danke schon. Right now we’re running his ID, und seeing what kind of car he has. We should know if he registers on das grid soon. I’ll give you a call on your cell."
If you want to return the stuff to Jack you can. Or just piss off time some other way.

[Ineffable Evil]

I just kill time by playing tetris on my phone.

[adymus]

Okay after we leave Anton's we sit in the car and have a conversation that is pretty much like this:
DJ Adiemus (1:29:00 AM): Hey wait, do your dupes have the same status effects as you do if you created one after you got that effect?
scarredlight (1:29:10 AM): hmmm
scarredlight (1:29:11 AM): idk
scarredlight (1:29:17 AM): I guess?
scarredlight (1:29:20 AM): wait no
scarredlight (1:29:25 AM): they have the same effects as I do
scarredlight (1:29:27 AM): when i do
scarredlight (1:29:33 AM): So If I'm plastered, they are too
DJ Adiemus (1:29:43 AM): son-of-a-bitch
DJ Adiemus (1:29:51 AM): So much for my "wanna get fucked up?" idea
scarredlight (1:29:55 AM): yeah
scarredlight (1:30:03 AM): we gotta kill someone still
scarredlight (1:30:19 AM): probably covered in blood mist
scarredlight (1:30:23 AM): still
scarredlight (1:30:37 AM): we can go back to my dorm, clean up
scarredlight (1:30:47 AM): NO
scarredlight (1:30:49 AM): we can go-
scarredlight (1:30:57 AM): ANTIQUING
DJ Adiemus (1:31:00 AM): Wanna go drive by houses in burbank and hit their mailboxes with a baseball bat?
scarredlight (1:31:04 AM): omg
scarredlight (1:31:07 AM): almost as good
scarredlight (1:31:17 AM): yea
scarredlight (1:31:43 AM): Well no
scarredlight (1:31:57 AM): I don't want some old guy who just stares out his window to get my license plate
scarredlight (1:32:09 AM): and then we get busted for murder
DJ Adiemus (1:32:11 AM): *sigh*
scarredlight (1:32:15 AM): because of all the evidence we left
DJ Adiemus (1:32:32 AM): You worry to much... you need to relax.
DJ Adiemus (1:32:38 AM): wanna go get fucked up?
scarredlight (1:32:41 AM): aight
scarredlight (1:33:09 AM): new guy buys though

We drive to a liquor store and I buy a couple of forties and we drink in the car.

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Also Brian, I thought you might like this:
scarredlight (1:11:49 AM): No means no, right?
DJ Adiemus (1:12:54 AM): Yeah with an * next to it that says "Unless it's during BDSM, in which only the safe word mean's No"
scarredlight (1:13:05 AM): haha
scarredlight (1:13:26 AM): Or if she's drunk- silence means yes.
scarredlight (1:13:36 AM): ahhh that was bad
DJ Adiemus (1:13:46 AM): I like to use Reichseisenbahnknottenpunkthinundherscheiber as my safe word.
scarredlight (1:13:54 AM): wtf omg

[Spectral_King[GM]]

roflmao, that's awesome!

After like 20 minutes, Holly gets a call.
Anton: I just got ein hit on das grid. He just pulled off the 170 North at Oxnard in North Hollywood to get petrol. I’m guessing he’s going to be heading up north on the 5 out of town, if you’re going to try to cut him off. He’s got a large head start though, and there’s traffic. I’ll send a pic of him to your phone, he’s driving a silver Honda accord, with the following license plate #. Hope that helps.

Levi-
You remember that area, it’s on the other side of the freeway across from the stadium parking lot. You don’t know that specific gas station, but you have a decent reference to the area near it.
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North Hollywood, for reference.



Gas station. Parking lot is across the freeway