>Last time on Magus Hunter Quest: You went on patrol, find a gang fight with ‘Wizzie’, a magical drug, after which you meet police officers whom you come to a mutually beneficial agreement with. After that, you go scout out a warehouse where Raphael detected something magical and find a slightly shady magical items dealer. You successfully bluff that you’re on the grey side of magical things too but trying to get straight, buy something to earn some trust and then head back home.

You tell Mlly to work on the documents that DCI Nettles will have sent by now. The rest of you go to work on the shooting range. You’re all working really well, but about halfway through Raphael twists his ankle and grabs hold of the closest thing there is. Sadly that was a small scaffold Nathan was standing on, and some parts break. Raphael heals both their injuries, but the damage is done. It takes some time to repair, but all in all you worked hard enough to more than compensate.

>You, Katherine and Liam 90+: 30%
>Blake: success: 5%
>Nathan failure.
>Raphael rolled a 1: -5%
>Progress: +30%
>Total progress: 50%

Raphael doesn’t stop apologising all the way through dinner. Dinner from which your father is absent again, luckily. His servant simply pops in, grabs a bunch of food and heads off again. You’re not complaining.

“Any luck with the data so far Milly?” You ask.

“I’m making headway, but analysing it is not an easy task.” She says. ”There are a lot of parameters involved and I had to adapt the software somewhat for this scenario. I expect to have first results by tomorrow morning, if not the day after.”

“Since this morning was not a good opportunity, perhaps it’s prudent to introduce me to the rest of the inhabitants now, master?” You hear a voice in your head.

>1. Introduce Wooster to the team
>2. Wait for now.
>3. Write in.

>Dinner is running late so I'll have to leave in between writing somewhere. My apologies.

>>39508006
>1
What harm could that do?

>>39508006
>1. Introduce Wooster to the team

>>39508006
>1. Introduce Wooster to the team

>>39508006
>1. Everybody, meet the most helpful poltergeist you'll ever have the pleasure of knowing. Also, be polite. This guy makes your food, and you do not fuck with the people who make your food.

>>39508006
>1. Introduce Wooster to the team
why not

>>39508136
i dont like the idea of calling him a poltergeist

>>39508006
>1. Introduce Wooster to the team

Writing.

>>39508006
>>1. Introduce Wooster to the team

Oh most definitely we need to do this

You stand up and tap your glass with the back of your fork to get the team’s attention. “Excuse me people. There’s somebody here who I’d like to introduce.”

You point to the empty space next to you, and a spectre dressed in a sharp suit appears. His features are still slightly blurry, but you can tell he has a moustache and short hair. However, it’s as if you’re looking at a black and white photograph. There’s no colour in him at all. Only white and different shades of grey and black.

“Meet Wooster, butler extraordinaire, and the best cook I’ve had so far.” You neglect to mention that you mostly survived on microwaved food throughout your life. Your mother had neither the skills or the time to make decent meals. Still, his food is great.

The entire team greets him warmly in their own manner as you introduce them each. Wooster himself is most likely smiling and being very polite. You can’t entirely tell due to the blurry features. Katherine tries to give him a hug but learns firsthand how incorporeality works. After that, the rest just gives a warm smile and nod. Milly however sits through the entire thing with a small device in her hands.

“Interesting…” She mutters as it becomes her turn. She looks up from her handheld and says “Your food is appreciated” before going back to fiddling with her thing. She keeps aiming it at Wooster wherever he goes. At least she said something polite...

“Now, one of the things Wooster told me is that he should be able to use your ambient energy too now. This’ll make him stronger much faster, so if you agree to it, it’s much appreciated.” You say.

The entire team agrees, though Blake has some concerns. “I doubt he’ll be able to with me.”

Wooster nods. “I’ve observed master Bryson, and I believe he’s right. I am unable to do things close to him, but I should still be able to do most of the chores around him when he’s not there.”

>Note: Milly will be unavailable until she completes her task, unless specifically ordered to do something else.

>What will you spend your evening on?
>1. Continue working on the shooting range (50% so far, 50% efficiency)
>2. Start a new room (specify what kind).
>3. Train together.
>4. Look into where the magical energy from the circle is lead to.
>5. Do a night patrol.
>6. Talk to your father.
>7. Write in.

>I'm off to eat, so I won't be answering any questions for now, and I might start writing the next post with some delay.

>>39508422
>6. Talk to your father.
I'm kinda curious what he thinks/knows, and what he'll be willing to tell about both circle and our condition.

>>39508422
>3

We wouldn't have any leads on where to go looking for the drugs yet, right? Not before that drug user gets interrogated.

>>39508422
>3. Train together.
Gotta make sure we're at the top of our game.

>>39508422
>1. Continue working on the shooting range (50% so far, 50% efficiency)

Let's finish that chore first

>>39508422
>6. Talk to your father.

>>39508470
Not yet no.

Anyway, Stat improvement time! First of all I'll need to know whether you'll be focussing on your psionic strength, your focus, your physical strength or your combat moves. Each of these will earn progress towards improving a single stat.

>1. Psychic strength (increase Psychic stat)
>2. Focus (increase Mind stat)
>3. Physical Strength (increase Body stat)
>4. Combat Moves (increase Melee stat)

It will take a number of successful trainings equal to the current stat's amount to fully increase that stat. For instance, your current Psychic power is 3, you'll need 3 successful trainings to boost it to 4.
You can only make progress once per day per stat, and the higher the stat becomes, the higher the DC becomes.

This whole system is still subject to change as I see fit. I'm planning on starting to go to more time-skippy planning style semi-soon with common stuff like awakenings to be handled offscreen, so I suspect that at that time I'll definitely change it up somewhat.

Thank you for your patience.

>>39508888
>>39508719
I must have missed that by a few seconds when I started writing. Sorry mate, but I'm gonna stick to it for simplicity's sake.

>>39508888
>1
Power!!!

>>39508888
>pastebin is under heavy load right now
damnit internet, I'd vote but I've no idea what I'd be voting for without access to the pastebin

also seems like it gets exponentially harder to increase stats

>>39508888
>3. Physical Strength (increase Body stat)

>>39508934
That's true for most games, explains why you'd have more level 1's than level 2's etc...

>>39508983
not really, most are not a pure exponential scale, more gradual increases, but not exponential ones, otherwise once you reach the half life of the scale you can't get any higher

>>39508934
>also seems like it gets exponentially harder to increase stats
That is true. Though through story-reasons you might get boosts here and there.

And yeah, pastebin is being annoying right now. The rundown, which I forgot to add:

Psychic stat is the strength of your psionic powers. This will reduce DC's on using it and allow you to simply do more with it. With the exception of these training rolls, it's never actually rolled.
Mind is perception, logical thinking and actually using psionic powers. This doesn't make you more powerful, just that you can handle your powers better.
Body: How much punishment you can take and deal out in melee. Your overal physique and constitution.
Melee: how well you manage to hit and dodge/block in melee. You can be very strong but still manage to miss the broad side of a barn.

>>39509005
Yes, but maybe you're talking about games with stats up to and beyond level 60.
I believe we'd be pretty OP past level 10 in this system, no?

>>39509013
Although, the actual DC increase will mostly be to compensate your increased dice themselves. The actual odds will only slightly lower. I'm doing it mostly so you don't suddenly become all-powerful in the course of two weeks.

>>39508888
>2. Focus (increase Mind stat)
We use this a lot, really.

>>39509128
True, switching my vote

>>39509128
>>39509156
Very well, I think that's enough of a wait. Mind it is.

Roll me a mind check.

Rolled 56 (1d100)

>>39509202

Rolled 41 (1d100)

>>39509202

Rolled 9 (1d100)

>>39509202

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>>39509213
>>39509225
>>39509228
That's a no go. Writing.

>>39509076
with the way we roll dice I'd say we'd be lucky to get half way there

“I know some of you have already done so a bit, but I think it’s time we all did some training together.”

You take the team to your training room where you all start working. Katherine asks Blake to help her with some close combat moves, and they go to work. Liam gets Nathan to throw things at him to try and catch. Working on his prescience you guess?
Raphael quickly joins in on Katherine and Blake, and he makes rapid progress.

You yourself try to focus on your control of your powers. You join Liam and Nathan and Nathan gets to throw multiple objects at the both of you in rapid succession. You catch many of them, but you get hit a lot too. It’s tiring and frustrating, and at the end of the night you don’t feel like you’ve accomplished much.

Katherine and Liam have though. You notice throughout training that they make some progress, and you encourage them as they do.

The real golden boy of tonight is Raphael though, as he quickly picks up on kung-chi or judo-jitsu or something. You don’t know much about those fighting sports. He quickly manages to catch up, and by the end of the evening he’s roughly around Katherine’s level.

> You have made no progress to your Mind stat.
> Katherine has made progress to her Melee stat (1/2).
> Blake has made no progress to his Body stat.
> Nathan has made no progress to his Melee stat.
> Liam has made progress to his Mind stat (1/3)
> Raphael has gone to Melee 2.
> Changing pastebin in a sec. Whenever it feels like actually letting me.

You have some chat afterwards, but everyone is dead tired and you all quickly go to bed.

------

In the morning, you wake up late again and go through your morning routine. At breakfast, your father is there again, and Milly is curiously absent. The silence is broken when he makes a remark about it.

“It seems like she didn’t feel like joining us again.” He’s gloating. He thinks he’s the cause, but from what you know of Milly you’re not sure if that’d actually be the case.

>1. Say something to your father (specify).
>2. Go look for Milly.
>3. Just eat breakfast in silence. (go to time-spending vote)
>4. Write in.

>>39509502
>1. Say something to your father (specify).
"She's most likely being a productive useful member of this team, speaking of work, how exactly are you helping and what are you doing aside from barging in and disrupting my team."

>>39509502
>1. Say something to your father
"Milly's absence is most likely due to her working on the priority work I gave her. Speaking of priority work, do you have any appreciable progress to report?"

>>39509502
>>39509556
>1
I'd go a bit less aggressive. "I'm sure Milly is still working hard on her projects as she always does. Tell me, how is your investigation going?

>2 Go look for Milly after breakfast

>>39509556

Little too antagonistic, I would switch the section after "speaking of work" to "How is yours going?" pointedly, we want information and we've already seen that for the amount of control that he has he can get his buttons pushed quite easily.

>>39509607
>>39509615
good points, I guess mine is coloured by the fact its nearly 6am and I've not yet slept and I really want to punch the smug off that bastards face

time for sleep I think, thanks for the thread Sup

>>39509634

No worries I want to punch the asshole too. Sleep well Anon

>>39509634
Good night timezoneanon.

Writing for "she's probably working. How's yours btw?"

>>39509634
I understand... One day we might be able to punch him... It'll be our secret project

>>39509701
Maybe you can punch him psionically, he'll never know who did it!

>>39509721
Yeah, it must have been a completely different psion. Maybe some echo of the ghost-sorcerer-king?

“I'm sure Milly is still working hard on her projects as she always does.” You tell him. You try to keep a neutral tone, but truth be told you feel like punching that smug face of him. “On that note, have you found much of interest already?”

“Oh yes. The cerebrum is very happy with your little discovery here. I do hope the Vindex relents soon.” He’s still sporting that smug smile of his.

“Relents?” You ask.

“I’m doing everything within my power to get the Vindex to hand over the premises to the Cerebrum for further study. This discovery can’t just be used as a base of operations, it’d be like using the Parthenon as a mall.” And he’s most likely butting heads with your mother over it.

“I do not believe I would like that.” You hear a voice coming from behind you. Wooster is standing there. Not in colour yet, but features sharp and true. He looks much like what you remember from the vision he sent you when you just made contact, just slightly older.

Your father raises an eyebrow. “And who would you be?”

“The premises.” Wooster simply responds. Your father stops smiling.

“A genius loci? I should have heard about that if that was the case.” He turns to you. “What is that thing?”

>1. Tell him it’s the house. Technically it’s true.
>2. Explain the dead butler bound to house.
>3. “Wait, what the hell IS that?” Act surprised at Wooster’s appearance.
>4. Write in.

>>39509921
Dad, this is Wooster. Wooster, dad.

>>39509921
>1. Tell him it’s the house. Technically it’s true.
>4. Write in.
"It's also not your plaything or lab rat."

>>39509921
>>4. Write in.
my butler and he and I think its time for you to leave.

he is trying to take our base fuck him

>>39509959
No, we don't call him Dad, we don't have a Dad, we have a Father, big difference.

>>39509978
>not wanting to throw Father off balance by calling him Dad

>>39509921
>1

Remember guys, he's cerebrum and here for the circle. Also call him Mister Weston and really overly pronounce the name

>>39509959
>>39509962
you guy do realize he is try to take our base

its time to throw him out be for he can get more proof to back his claim

>>39510047
By which I mean: Don't think we have the authority to throw him out.

>>39509921
1.
Back up wooster, he's our man.

>>39510054
dude calm your shit, just tell mom that he's fucking with things here and its causing issues and she'll make it so he can't fuck with things here

>>39510063
yes we do its our base and we dont answer to him he can go bitch to our boss.

>>39509921
"The original owner of the house had a very loyal manservant. So loyal that the reward for this loyalty was being bound to the house. And, as the first owner in two centuries, he's bound to me. Quite possibly until my death...removing me from the premises permanently could have unpredictable effects." It's all bullshit, and he'll know it, but it's plausible bullshit so he won't be able to call us out on it.

>>39510079
so cry to mommy like a child is your move.

>>39509921

"The area was selected for a reason of course as a base due with consideration to tactical distribution and resource management. Of course as proud members of the Order we will give our support to research but the use of such resources, cannot be ignored. This is Wooster and Wooster is the house. I am not sure what would happen by upsetting him but I am certain finding out would be unpleasant."

>>39510079
>>39510105
Yes, and I second the hell out of that move

>>39510105
>so act like a vindictive little bitch who cannot for a second think or be reasonably without overreacting is a smarter move then having our boss deal with it

>>39509921
>1. Tell him it’s the house. Technically it’s true.

>>39510079
>she'll make it so he can't fuck with things here
Did you miss the part where Michael believes his dad is already fighting it out with his mom, and it's not guaranteed that mom will win?

>>39510087
We don't have that authority because the our dad was assigned here by our boss and he outranks us.

>>39510087
He's actually right. The Cerebrum has been pressuring the Vindex to get him in here with you. His official role is observer and researcher here. He's not allowed to hinder you, but can research all he wants. He's not under your command or anything.

>>39510124
>and it's not guaranteed that mom will win?
Uhh she's Vindex, we're Vindex, this property is Vindex, unless she says so, he has no power over it.

>>39510105
We have zero authority to throw him out. Literally only thing we can do is complain to our superiors, and maybe get Milly and her superiors against him.
But I'd much rather get him on our side instead to be honest than kneejerk throw him out.

Vindex will not "relent".

Anyway, long-term "Get dad out of here" plans aside, Wooster is the house. writing.

>>39510161
>But I'd much rather get him on our side instead to be honest than kneejerk throw him out.
Agreed.

>Vindex will not "relent".
Double agreed.

>>39510150
He can go above our mom to her boss, and he's putting all the considerable power he has in the Cerebrum to force the Vindex to give this place up.
If our mom's boss tells her to give up the house, then there's shit all she can do about it.

>>39510190
>to her boss
Uhh you might want to reread the archives anon, our mom is the Vindex's head honcho's right hand and 2IC.

>>39510144
thank you for that
>>39510190
then let him he will then be out of the house and giving us more room to breath

>>39510190
>If our mom's boss tells her to give up the house, then there's shit all she can do about it.
You have evidently forgotten who our mother is haven't you?

>>39510190
So what? If he can get big boss to see his way, he will. There's nothing to be done about that. In fact it's just another reason to play it nice and get him to see things our way rather than antagonize him.

And fuck you google for coopting me in your google car projects with this traffic captcha.

>>39509921
>1. Tell him it’s the house. Technically it’s true.
>4. Weren't we able to avoid bullshit like this in the past? Why are we getting so worked up? Don't get personal, he's fishing for dirt to use against us.

“It’s the house. Well, the whole property, if I’m not mistaken?” you ask Wooster.

“That is correct. The forest and some of the surrounding lands are a part of me.” He calmly observes. He never takes his eyes off your father.

“That… That changes things.” It might be the first time you’ve seen your father worried. “The premises, a sentient being. But wait, maybe under the law of…” He goes off to muttering to himself for a moment before he speaks up again.

“So… House, whatever your name is.” He starts.

“Wooster.” Your butler interrupts him.

“Very well, Wooster. By law you are property of the Vindex, but you recognise Michael Weston as your master? You have bonded?” Your father asks.

“Indeed.” Wooster replies.

You can feel your father swearing internally. The sudden rage oozing from him tells you that he’s doing his best to stop himself from hitting the table in anger. When he collects himself, he simply repeats himself. “That changes things.”

He gets up and leaves. At that point you notice that Milly is sitting at the table. Seems like she calmly entered during the confrontation and started eating.

“What was that all about? A law? Genius Loci?” Katherine asks. You’re not too sure either. You know there’s a whole set of laws concerning magical entities and the handling thereof, but the ones you had to learn dealt with the Vindex side of things, not ownership of sentient land.

>1. Ask Wooster if he knows what that was.
>2. Ask Milly if she knows anything.
>3. Ask Milly about her work on the analysis.
>4. Finish breakfast. (go to time-spending vote)
>5. Write in.

>>39510213
>>39510234
Our mom does have a boss, or did you forget who the Archmagus is?

>>39510339
>5
>3
Whatever it is, seems like its working in our favour. Glad to see you Milly, how's the analysis?

>>39510339
>1. Ask Wooster if he knows what that was.
Were you worried about something specific?
then
>Ask Milly what's new

>>39510339
>>1. Ask Wooster if he knows what that was.
>>2. Ask Milly if she knows anything.

congrats you pussy's now made him want the house even more.

>>39510369
To avoid confusion, There is the Arch Magus, and then the Vindex Primus himself that are above her in rank. She is basically the second in command of the entire Vindex.

>>39510339
>2. Ask Milly if she knows anything.
>3. Ask Milly about her work on the analysis.

>>39510339

"It would appear that Mr. Weston ran into some trouble seizing the house from us."

>>39510390
And the Grand Scholar is an equivalent rank to Assistant Vindex in the Cerebrum?

>>39510377
Actually, yes and no. The house has a sentient intelligence, so he's restricted in what he can do, but if it's bonded with us, it's most-likely ours for as long as we live.
>>39510339
>2. Ask Milly if she knows anything.
>3. Ask Milly about her work on the analysis.

>>39510339
>1. Ask Wooster if he knows what that was.
>2. Ask Milly if she knows anything.
>3. Ask Milly about her work on the analysis.
in that order

>>39510377
>congrats you pussy's now made him want the house even more.
what...

seriously anon, learn to comprehend english.

we made him realize that he can't sweep this find out from under us to do with what he wishes

>>39510411
Cerebrum is controlled by a council instead of a single leader. The chairman of the council is the Cerebrum Primus. Grand Scholar is anyone that has a vote in the council, of which there are roughly 10-20 of at all times, each with varying degrees of influence and personal power.

For Cerebrum vs Vindex organisation, think democracy vs military. Cerebrum is mostly the civilian branch anyway.

>>39510411
It's more complicated then that. Imagine office politics in a paramilitary organization with it's spy division.

>>39510454
Ha! Suck it nerds!

>>39510454
I should write some of this stuff down in the setting pastebin... Will be doing that in between writing.

Anyway, writing.

>>39510435
>>39510453
he will most likely do some magic BS that will try and take the house from us

>>39510339
>Pester Milly for answers. Next time you bullshit, you wanna know WHAT you're bullshitting.

>>39510477

>>>/qtg/

>>39510477
Which could end disastrously, as he'd most-likely have to complete said ritual where Wooster was integrated into the house, and if anyone found out, he'd be killed.

Just because Shadowruns are intensifying for you, doesn't mean they're actually happening.

>>39510515
>You can feel your father swearing internally. The sudden rage oozing from him tells you that he’s doing his best to stop himself from hitting the table in anger. When he collects himself, he simply repeats himself. “That changes things.”

right because this doesn't sound like he has a plan for the house

>>39510477
Anon, he just came to the realization that he CANNOT do such a thing.

>>39510540
No, it sounds like he just found out he can't play with his favorite stolen toy.

Seriously what the fuck are you reading anon, because it's clearly a different thread.

>>39510569
when he does make an attempt to take the house im gonna laugh at you dumb-asses

>>39510593
And until then you can put your shadowruns back in your pants and stop being retarded.

“Wooster, do you know what that was all about?” You ask.

“Not specifically, master. I have actually bonded with you and recognised you as my true owner. Master Tobias told me that sometimes people performed ceremonies around it, but neither of us saw the need for that. I simply bound myself to you during the time you were here. Master Tobias mentioned that separating us once bound would be very difficult without either side doing so voluntarily.” He tells you.

Well, that’s good news at least. “Milly, what’s your take on this?” Heads turn as more people realise that Milly’s here now.

“I missed the first part of the conversation, but I believe he was referencing the law commonly referred to as the “sentient ownership bond law”. It boils down to the fact that if two sentient beings have voluntarily bonded with each other, the Order is explicitly forbidden from interfering with that bond as long as it stands. Basically, not even the Vindex could take this house away from you now if it wanted to. You should put the facts about your bond in your next report, since it seems you haven’t mentioned Wooster to your superiors yet.”

You faintly remember that you did, but that was as an aside fact while dealing with the mystery surrounding the magical circle and before there was any Cerebrum involvement. Perhaps Lilliana didn’t include it in her report? You might want to talk to her about that.

“Thank you, that’s good news.” You smile at her. “Any progress on the analysis?”

“Yes, It should be finished by noon. I’m running the simulations again to double-check.”

“Good, I’ll expect a full report then.”

She nods and continues eating.

>1. Continue working on the shooting range (50% so far, 50% efficiency)
>2. Start a new room (specify what kind).
>3. Train together.
>4. Look into where the magical energy from the circle is lead to.
>5. Do another patrol.
>6. Talk to your father (specify about what).
>7. Write in.

>>39510618
its not a shadowrun he stated he is trying to take the house and he going to keep trying

>>39510666
>1. Continue working on the shooting range (50% so far, 50% efficiency)

>>39510666
>1. Continue working on the shooting range (50% so far, 50% efficiency)

We should try to finish it so we can get the most use when training

>>39510666
>4. Look into where the magical energy from the circle is lead to.

>>39510666
>1. Continue working on the shooting range (50% so far, 50% efficiency)

nice trips bro

>>39510666
>1

>>39510666
>3. Train together
We're at half efficiency for building, might as well.

>>39510688
He didn't 'state' anything, go back to school anon.

Woops, I forgot to remove the 50% efficiency. Shooting range building is at 100% efficiency.

>>39510734
>“I’m doing everything within my power to get the Vindex to hand over the premises to the Cerebrum for further study. This discovery can’t just be used as a base of operations, it’d be like using the Parthenon as a mall.” And he’s most likely butting heads with your mother over it.

learn to read.

>>39510666
>1. Continue working on the shooting range

>>39510727
Changing to >1. then.

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>>39510713
So now you know what the circle is for.
Summoning satan in 3...
2...
1...

>>39510734
>>39510755

Would the both of you shut up and stop sperging already? Wooster bonded with us, our Father can't do anything to him or the house unless we give him permission for it, end of your stupid paranoid argument.

So, roll me some minds for building shooting range. 1d100, best of first three.

>>39510783
NICE
>>39510790
but its not impossible

Rolled 92 (1d100)

>>39510800
rollan

>>39510807
oh shut the fuck up already you flaming lunatic

Rolled 46 (1d100)

>>39510800

Rolled 87 (1d100)

>>39510800

>>39510815
>>39510824
>>39510828
90+. that's 10% progression.

>Katherine, Blake, Raphael success: 15%
>Liam 90+: 10%
>Nathan failure
>Progress: 35%
>Total progress: 85%

Writing.

You continue working on the shooting range while Milly goes back to her analysis. You make good progress, and everyone’s helping really well. Liam once prevents disaster when he cuts off electricity thanks to his prescience. It seems some of the wiring was done wrong, and Nathan spends most of his time redoing it.

After a few hours it’s almost finished. You can probably finish it and have some time left in the afternoon if you so desire.

At Lunch, your father is nowhere to be seen, though Wooster privately informs you that he is shouting into a com in his room. There’s more important things to attend to though, as Milly gives her report.

“With the data I was given, I’ve been able to narrow down the main dealers’ most likely locations. There are three spots that stand out. She wants to show you a map, but Wooster steps in.

“Allow me.” He reads the map for a few moments, then suddenly it appears in 3D above the table. Quite impressive.

“Thank you Wooster.” You think you almost saw Milly smile. Surely that must have been your imagination? “So as I was saying, three spots stand out.”

She points to a small building in the middle of an urban area, about as close to slums as you can get around here. “This one I believe supplied 44% of the drugs used in the incidents so far. It’s in the most populated area, and readily available for a relatively large number of people.”

She then points to the next one. It’s a highway cafe next to a large set of industrial terrains. “This one I believe did a lot more than simply the incidents we’ve been given, due to its location. The incidents we have on file from that area mostly happened at and around the factories, but it’s likely that people have bought some while passing through the area too.”

The last one she points at is in a more fancy neighbourhood. A few small alleys and small buildings in between mansions and large houses. “This one seems to target the richer demographic. There have been a few incidents involving rich highschoolers and I believe that this is the place they got their drugs from.”

She sits down again. Wooster leaves the image of the map for you to study.

“Thank you Milly, Wooster.”

>1. Go after the slums.
>2. Go after the highway cafe.
>3. Go after the rich neighbourhood.
>4. Do something else first (new vote for regular time-spending).
>5. Write in.

>>39511138
>>3. Go after the rich neighbourhood.
go for the money

>>39511138
>2. Go after the highway cafe.
>4. Do something else first
Lets write a report about Wooster and get that out of the way.

>>39511138
this>>39511200

>>39511138
>Go after the slums
I'm guessing we'll cause least amount of stir there.
Do we have some fitting clothes we can wear to not stand out too much?
I wonder if the goblin has some chameleon clothing...

>>39511138
>5. Write in.
Send the information to DCI Nettles, and ask if he knows anything about these areas, since he's a local. Also, if he has a spare plainclothes or three who could do some surveillance.

Next, go on Amazon and look for some wireless surveillance cameras we can buy, and then set up, to keep an eye on these three places.

>>39511214
It's a leprechaun, as Lilliana informed you when you left. He won't take kindly to being called a goblin.

>Captcha: Doum

Doesn't look like captcha likes you people very much.

>>39511231
Yeah, contacting the good detective sounds prudent.
Did anyone talk with the guy we saved btw?

>>39511298
mean, green, eh, fair enough. Sorry merchant.

>>39511300
Not yet. Lilliana will contact you once she has the report.

>>39511138
>3
It's probably the safest location, and people there might listen to authority or think we're bribable.

>>39511163
>>39511200
>>39511208
>>39511214
So, you guys are not going to tell the detective who knows the town in intimate detail, and can get local boots on the ground in plainclothes to help us, about the three locations?

I just want to be sure that you're not trying to get some information about where we're going into before, you know, actually going there.

>>39511361
im not against that idea but what if he gets attacked while we are with him that alot of BS that would be heading our way

>>39511361
That's actually a good point we should consult with local pd, but make it clear they should stay out of the way so they don't see any magic shenanigans.

>>39511361
Yeah, second this idea. Also helps building contacts

>>39511361
>>39511214 and >>39511300 here, I'm all for talking with him, but >>39511384 makes good point so if he offers to send men to help us, better have them on backup rather than out in the field...

>>39511384
>what if he gets attacked while we are with him
Telling him about the locations to get information about them doesn't lead to bringing him with us on the stakeouts, or us setting up surveillance equipment.

Right now you're just going in blind when we should be asking the locals about the area.
I mean, fuck, you're just going to waltz up to the street and start looking around? Instead of checking Google Maps to see if there are any cafes or restaurants you can go to in the area to survey the place?

Very well, contacting DCI Nettles asking about those locations. This does not automatically mean he'll come with you or that you'll be getting police backup. You can ask for those things if you want, but that's for you to decide when you're actually talking.

I'll include a piece of reporting about Wooster to Lilliana at the start btw, as per >>39511200.

>>39511449
no what i read from what the other anon said was he would be on there as back up some thing i think would be bad getting information from him about the other locations im all for

>>39511361
As long as he doesn't tip them off or otherwise fuck stuff up, that sounds amazing.

>>39511449
Idea, maybe later on Wooster can incorporate google map info on his 3D models?

Something for the future, right now I agree with talking to the locals.

>>39511556
We should talk to Milly about that at some point. We probably have our own Order-approved version that we should use.

First things first. You whip out your com and send Lilliana a message.

“Apparently Grand Scholar Weston wants to evict me and get the place for the Cerebrum. However, I’ve mentioned the spirit of this place right? His name is Wooster and he’s bonded with me, which apparently makes me the master of this place. I’d appreciate it if you reported this to the higher-ups, and I think they will too since it’ll get the Cerebrum off their backs. Somewhat at least.”

You get a confirmation message about a minute later that she’s on it.

With that done you make a call to someone else.

“Good afternoon DCI Nettles.”

“Good afternoon to you too Mr Weston. Is it mister? Or do you have a rank of your own?” He’s fishing, but you can’t really give him much.

“Mister will do fine, thank you. My analyst has cracked the problem.” You tell him about the three locations. “Now, I understand that you’re eager to get into this yourself, but I’m asking you to leave things to us. Information however, we’d definitely appreciate.”

“I see. Well I’ll tell you what I know.” For a moment, you hear some muffled sounds, like he’s holding his hand against the com and talking to someone else for a moment. “Thanks Benjamin. Yes, Mister Weston. Well, the first location would be…”

Nettles tells you about the general lay-out of the slums and the ways to enter them through and what to avoid. It sounds like there’s a few people with him telling him bits and pieces he doesn’t know himself. The most important information is that the slums themselves are host to a three-way gang rivalry that’s heating up thanks to the Wizzie. The Laughing Heads and Rimmers, whom you previously encountered, and the largest of the three, the League. Despite their size it seems like the League hasn’t been involved with Wizzie so far, and has actually discreetly been in contact with the police before but only about the Wizzie. They refuse any cooperation on other topics. Nettles says that they think the new drug is dishonourable and that it legitimises them bringing the police into their war when it comes to the drug. You might be able to get some ties with them as well, and Nettles thinks he could arrange a meeting with them if you so desire.

The second location is a known hub of trafficking. The cafe is under surveillance already, but so far they’ve somehow managed to be clean every time the police does a raid. The location itself is mainly accessible by car, as there’s not all that much in the area to get to on foot other than the factories. Their regular clientele are mostly factory workers.

The final location he doesn’t actually know much about. It’s only been recently that he’s had to go there, and he felt that most people there had more money than common sense. It’s a normally crime-free area, though there’s some regular cases of vandalism and low-tier drug useage that disappear under the shroud of mommy and daddy’s lawyer money.

>1. Thank you for your time. You’ve been a great help (continue to new vote).
>2. Could you tell something about… (specify)
>3. Ask him to lend you some officers.
>4. Write in.

>Note: you have sufficient clothing available to go under-cover with some pointers from DCI Nettles if need be.

>>39511824
>>1. Thank you for your time. You’ve been a great help (continue to new vote).

>>39511824
>2. Could you tell something about…
The area around the rich area. If he thinks we could get discreet access to the rooftops in the area, so we can place surveillance cameras.

>>39511824
>1
Keep the League in mind, we should contact them if we run out of options.

>>39511886
>>39511921
>>39511990
Writing,

“Would you think it that last neighbourhood, would we be able to get discreet access to rooftops?” You ask.

“I doubt it. There’s no apartment blocks or large public buildings you can get onto.” Nettles replies.

“Very well, thank you for all the information.”

With that out of the way, you should decide how to go on with this.

>1. Let it be, go do something else for now (go to regular time-spending vote)
>2. Ask Nettles to arrange a meeting with the League.
>3. Head to the slums.
>4. Head to the cafe
>5. Head to the rich neighbourhood.
>6. Write in.

>>39512122
>5. Head to the rich neighborhood.

i think the slums might be too dangerous and the cafe is being watched

>>39512122
And I'm sorry for the sudden departure but I just realised I have to get up fairly early tomorrow for a presentation, so I should do a bit more than my usual 4-6 hours of sleep so I actually look somewhat presentable.

Next thread Friday or Saturday..
Good night folks.

>>39512210
Goodnight OP, cheers for the thread!

>>39512122
>5

>>39512210
thanks for running have a good night.