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Sapphire blinked once. Then took a folder out from her desk.
She handed it to Miya. "I will give you one hour, I suggest you not try to run away before you have read it. ." She stood "I will have tea sent in" She walked to the door. "One hour" ===== When Sapphire came back Miya was still there.
The woman looked at her.
"It's very simple, you were found guilty of murder and some very wealthy and rich individuals in certain business wish you hung, drawn, and quartered." The woman sat back. "But there could be a way to stay the execution" Now she looked unblinking into Miya's eyes. "before I make my offer, I would like to know why you infiltrated the keep of Marillac Torlin and killed him"
GM I would like to make a new 6th-level PC and make Saphire an NPC to run the office back at HQ.
And he cracked, the screaming from the meant he was ready. "Well Agents get back in the and bleed him for every ounce of intel" As they head in she went back to the room she had marked out as her office. Sat down and started to organize things. There were things to buy for the HQ and also the new agent's folders to look over. General Marusek, hand been clear she wanted someone to run things in the office and Sapphire as good at Admin. The next day she sharted to interview the possible new agents. The other were more than welcome to sit in. But there were a lot of them. Most were Eagle Knight, some enforcement agents and a few were cons who had taken the offer of time of working for the Agency and had the skill sets Sapphire was looking for. Once she had a few good selections she had a long meeting with the General to pick out the best one. Some came in at once others would come later and someone needed to be here to induct them and start training them. Then the General dropped the bombshell, the others would be heading out on a mission back to the Border. Could she pick one of the new Agents to go with them? She was needed here, running HQ. Sapphire took the night to look over the files until she had picked one.
I think the border, where we started some kind of evil plan there a kind of prelude to war. kind of mirroring the real world BEFORE it all went to hell.
As they come out she is waiting just outside the door, she presses her finger to her lips and Beckens them over. Once they do she takes out a device, odd-looking, and presses something on it. What comes from it are sounds, sounds of some form of dolls playing, soulless dolls, and a machine heartbeat.
She keeps her unnatural ungodly cybernetic eyes locked onto him, but gets up and walks around in front of him. "Look close at me now Grachius Mantarion. I do not fear death as well. I do not for it because I don't feel anything remotely close to what organics do. All my feelings are simulated, an act, I mimic their appearance so others feel safe around me. But in truth, I am not afflicted with feelings as you are. And do you know what that makes me in the eyes of being like you? It makes me a true Psychopath." She takes a seat and crosses her hands in front of her, looking at him with that cold dead, and feeling gaze. "So let's be clear with each other so there is no misunderstanding. You are mine, right here, right now, you are mine to do with as I wish. And I find it interesting that you do not fear death. Is this because you think you will gain a reward when passes on to the 9 hells at your death. Could it be you have sold your soul and feel you are protected?" She lets herself blink slowly just once. "What an interesting challenge. How to stop that, arr but that great reward is only yours if your soul is intact. Because did you know I found in this world a means to make beings like me. Little Dolls that can walk, talk and even dance. What is interesting is to make them you have to rip apart a soul and then place parts of it in each doll. Four say for a soul like yours. Imagine it, a soul ripped apart and placed in small little dolls. So cute and fun. Once made, One say could become the playthings of Queen. While another one, left says deep underground for dark things to find, yet another dropped in the sea locked in a chest. The last was made to dance in a sideshow for Children over and over. How could a soul, ever find the peace you may ask, well..." Suddenly she gets up in one move and walks to the door, she stops and added for him. "O I meant to add, the process is accusatively painful, it's as if the soul itself is screaming as it's being ripped apart." to the others, she says in a cold voice. "If he does not talk, call me, I will bring the equipment." And she is gone.
As Randu sits and starts talking Sapphire enters the room, but she sits down behind him, and she says nothing. If he looks backward he will see just two blue eyes glowing in the dark looking at him, drilling into him. she does not move, being inhuman she is as still as a rock, but the eyes never blink, more of even breath. Sapphire is locked in place and focuses on him.
Once happy the space is safe, she picks a room with now windows, something small, placing the light by the wall so that she can be backlit. Then she finds a wooden chair and sits the spy on it, in front of a table and then two chairs. Then behind she places a comfy sofa and small table. On the table in front of where the spy will sit she places a jug and a single class of water. Out of earshot, she talks to the team. "Take his clothes off but for his undergarments, check him for any hidden items. Then When we wake him he will be sat in front of the table. Hands feet bound. But able to talk. Randu and Rrrhu will interview him. Be nice, he will try and take control, try and anger you, get up to tell him things. Smile when he dose and then just in the same tone ask him questions about who he is and what he does. Always level always Questions. keep asking, ask him to go over it once more, tell us again about... But be respectful and nice. Then when he gives an answer now and then looks past him at me. Let him know I am there. I will not speak then but just carry on. Do not feed or offer him water, let him ask for it. If he does take the glass and offer it to his mouth but no food not yet. NEVER untie him, if he needs the bathroom I have a bucket, hold him over it to do his business. Make him feel helpless by simple taking away the norm. If he asks any questions look past him at me and then just carry on. Make him think Answers only come from me not you. DO NOT tell him anything about who we are, if he asks look at me then carry on. When I get up to leave the room, re-gag him and we will all leave the room. Understood. The idea is to disorientate him. He will not know what time it is, he will not know what we have planned. We will be nice because he thinks he will be harmed and beaten so we do the opposite. He will think he can have a conversation, so we offer none. We just keep asking questions, over and over again." She smiles, "When he is ready I will talk to him, for now this is all about softening him up."
She chuckles at this. "Here in this place the fire of Democracy has started. Next, if it does well an age of enlightenment. And form that springs a better world my friend Randu. Back when I was made, there were building so high they scraped the sky. Even what you would think of as poor on Androffan lived in a building such as this. And had Magitech devices that did all the menial housework. So do not feel you are shallow, just that this world has yet to mature" She looks down at the halfling. "We are building a better world, and devil lovers like this meat puppet of divine tyrants will do anything to stop us."
"Good Marusek, lets go there and secure the place." She follows as Marusek leads the way. When they get there she dumbs the spy and checks he is tied up well and gagged. "Do not untie or un gang him, some magic needs just a wave of the hand or a word." Then she checks out the biulding. Leaving the spy with the new recrutes.
As she walks "I have some Damage but I will fix it myself thank you Randu"
Sapphire takes the notes and any other documents into her pathfinder pouch. The items she places in a silk bag she has for evidence. "Agents let's get this man to the General for interrogation. Check the perimeter to see if anyone is keeping too keen an eye on what is going on here then report back to us. Our cover story is we have busted a smuggling gang selling banned alchemical drugs. Right, let's get this sorry excuse for a soul back to HQ." She takes a hood out and slips it over the head of the spy. Then in one move heaves him over her shoulder.
"Lets get going"
Sapphire holstered her weapon and called to her cadet. "You and the others secure the area, while we deal with this" Then she joins the others at the spy.
Sapphire holds her weapon up and with a jerk of her hand reloads it, with the other she reaches for her belt pouch, pulling out an off-white block she slaps it on Rrruh's arm and it seems to lock itself in place with needles into his flesh. Then he feels healing.
She checked she was flanking then shot
Her small dart shoots out and....
She rushed pushing past civilians as she took aim.
She nods are her assistant, "Pull your arms, the fight is on, and we face devils" Then she makes her way to the source of the commotion her weapon in hand.
Round the sides of the biulding, Sapphire looks for possible exit points, should those inside seek to flee. "Agent Featherstone, position here, I'll be over there, if things start to go bad inside we go in alright"
Sapphire unlike the others had a harder problem blending in. As an none biological her looks always seemed off. She dropped into a shop and got some smocked glasses to hide her eyes and the cloak covered the rest.
Looking at herself in some slivered glass, happy most of her form was hidden.
"Good, Cadets Agents I agree with Rrruh, let's look a little more normal and less official. So let's get you some more fitting cloths on the way there. Cadet Agent Featherstone you'er with me."
No talking to an qual she nods at Rrruh's words. "Good plan Rrruh" And when the Marusek backs the op she smiles. "How dose this sound Rrruh, we go in twos. myself and an Eagle Knight cadet out back, Randu the same with anther, comes in the side door. You and Corporal Beckett go in the front. Once we have the place locked down, we signal for the Commander." She did not like using the word General for Marusek, this was meant to be civilian not military law enforcement. To the knights she hands agent badges. "Put these on once we are there, they show others who you are. It also give you the right to use deadly force should the need arise, but be mindful, we don't want a blood bath we want information." Then to Rrruh "Your plan, you want to take the led on this Agent Rrruh?"
The slowness on my end is i have been battling a global pandemic for the last week and half and just have had almost zero energy, Im on the mend though, so time to pick things up a bit eh? Sorry to hear that, front liners have really been in the wars over this. All I can say is, thank you. With out you and others working so hard for us. Well you know.
My thinking is now all players have Agent statues and so the same powers as Sapphire to act as they see fit to protect the state. So really Randu has more freedom. My worry is we seem to have slowed right up game speed wise
She bows deeply as they are endorsed as Andoran's anti-terrorism unit. "I thank the commission." Then to General Marusek "We have a line of investigation to follow committee chair Marusek, what are your orders?"
"General Marusek and other Representatives, I respectfully suggest we publicise this as just an accident, a fire that simply started in the kitchens and got out of hand until put out." She look at each face and says in a low voice. "No one dead and none where harmed here today. Keep the fact it was internal and that we have the paperraters in custody to ourselves for now. This is unless you want mindless mobs rooming the streets reeking havoc and vengeance on any poor soul they suspect. Which is probability precisely what the Chelish agents and Consortiums planed to destabilise our democracy. If they had fully succeeded." She held up her hand before they object. "General Marusek set us the task of investigating the Consortium off her own back and funded by her alone, this was done because she suspected that kind of thing was going to happen. And I for-one thank her for her foresight." She went on. "Representatives it's clear now that an underground terrorist organisation with deep links to both crime groups and the old nobility is working for Cheliax. That it is in fact a Cheliax weapon aimed at the very heart of our very nation. And this day has struck deep Representatives, the question is what are we going to do to counter it" She nodded at the General "I know you all must have a few subjects in mind who are a little too close to Cheliax, criminal gangs or old aristocracy. Now is the perfect time to bring them in and start putting some pressor on them. See what oozes out of bad blood. While I and my fellow agents act at once on the lines of enquiry we now have. Act so that WE can stop this Cheliax terrorism." Now she made her bid. "To that end I ask that you the Representatives here to form a security ad-hock standing committee. That under the standing
She waits on their response.
She looks at the coins "Chelish mintage, clearly distinct from the Andoren or Absalomian coins that are more common in Almas and other Andoren settlements. So you where employed by a Chelish agent or an employee of the Consortium with close ties to Cheliax." She nods to the others. "I know where these can be spent" Then she looks around for uniforms then calls out. "GURDS!! take these two into custody, and no visitors outside of myself and others of the Enforcers, The charge is treason." She shows them her stamp of office. "Now I must go talk to the congress and assess"
She could not see the one that got away, but now the ruling council was safe, Sapphire went over to inspect the detained suspects. "Gentlemen you have been placed under arrest for suspected involvement in the arson attack in the people's council building. Until such time as your innocence can be ascertained. You will remain in custody. By order of the agents of the people's council. That being us, failure to comply with lawful orders given to you at this time may result in a langer incarnation and punishments." That was the legal stuff out of the way, now to brass tacks as they say. "Gents, I must, however, warn you, We are a civilized society but this can of attack may lead to a mob mentality in the public. Mobs so like their very public and grizzly deaths. So, you should ask yourselves, how committed are you to the cause, and how loyal are you to your employers."
"Do I make myself clear"
Happy Yuletide holiday and new year.
As the other deal with the suspects, Sapphire keeps on marshaling the government to safty
She walks over to Randu and the others. Whiper "Do not look, the three men, across the avenue, by the tree on the terraced garden. We need to apprehend them"
She watched Randu lead the public counsel away to safety. She was damaged, the heat had melted some of her out synthetic flesh, on her face and hands. Where it has been exposed. She held her chard hand up and flexed it to check it was still working. She had turned down her pain receptors, so it was not so much of a distraction. She ordered her ninite blood to start repairing the burns.
The fine filigree of her circuitry tattoos flared into life, glowing blue, and her flesh was soon normal once more. She brought her hand down.
Now hole and dressed once more in her uniform of a comrade Detective. She survived the on-lookers to the burning building. Criminals would often hand around to witness the outcome of the crimes.
Sapphire does one last sweep as the choking smoke envelopes the rooms.
Burning she leaps out of the billowing smoke. She lands on the grass rolls around to put out her burning clothing
Then stands patting down her clothing. "The rooms were clear, let's move away from the building, do a head count see if anyone is missing." Then to all.
As the door opens she goes to the fire, if Randu can't pop the window she will help with her knife. Then she takes out her MW Clockwork Coil Pistol and clicks it into clime mode. Flocking in a spike she hoots one end to the colom of the window and fires the pike at the floor below.
"Everyone outside, jump if you can make it, if not slide down the rope, use clothing like this." She shows them how to grip and loop. "GO and Ill deal with the fire"
As the others worked looking for evidence to save, Sapphire had gone to the other door. She got everyone to pull back and then studded the door.
She stepped up to the door and thrust the dagger that could cut just about anything in the gap between the doors and thrust down with all her might.
She hopped that would do it, and pulled on the door to open it.
She leaves the mass to get that door open while heading to the next one to cut open
She looks at the door.
Then she pulls out her Adamantine Dagger and a small device.
"Stand back" The door is barded but the hinges are not.
To pop the door open. "I need help pulling this door open please, and Ill do the next one" She runs off to the next door, to do the same there
She stands again and points. "That direction" She jumps over the bench in front of her and runs towards the fire site. "Follow"
She stood back up. "My thermal senses have picked up a heat conflagration which suggests a fire local to this area. I suggest we adjourn this meeting while other deal with the fire. " Then she sits back down again
Sapphire Night took the stands and with conciseness and accuracy only a Ai could. It all comes out, the house the slaves the assassins, the lot. She kept nothing back.
As the Corporal tells them of her ongoing orders. Sapphire nods. "Randu is right, you did well in the face of great danger. Now let me give you a gift and a promotion of sorts." She reaches into her belt and pulls off a Dagger and scabbard. On the hilt and scabbard is the mark of the People's council special investigations Unit. The group Sapphire herself works for, and whose aim is to protect the democratic state against both external and internal enemies. "I will be blunt corporal. You're unaware of the politics going on, and things are very delicate at the moment. So keeping it simple. I know you have been placed with us to keep tabs on us for the army. Which is fair, protecting the state is their primary task. But we walk in darker streets, and I would not wish you to be conflicted. So I'm offering you a field promotion. Take this dagger, wear it and you join the ranks of the People's council special investigations unit. As a trainee agent. In this way, if I order you NOT to tell your superiors a thing, you will be following orders that supersede theirs. By rank of the People's counsel. Am I being clear here, will you take it and do as I ask?" She offers the dagger.
"It's agreed then, When your ready we can head into the city, I will be with you and say.. two constables of the city watch. That should be adequate." She seems to relax, well relax as a construct can.
"I was talking about your protection, your, of course, free to come and go as you please, its weather you have some security with us"
She stands "As you wish, will my friends be able to go out into the city before we testify before the community?"
She had given her report from tracking down the lesser gang to the attack of the assassins. Freed slaves and all. She also gave character references for each of the others. Ending with. "One could do no better than to recruit such fighters for freedom." Never once does she acknowledge the identity of the Tefling.
She leads them to the simple home of Peoples Council member Andira Marusek. Where others had ostentation. Marusek was a simple man on the outside but inside, well let's say he lead an interesting retirement.
"Arr Miss Night, glad to see you safe and well, we had heard rummers. You had had some troubles during your investigation." She looks down at the small man. Simple scribes clothing and ink-stained eyes. To Any outsider, he would seem no more threatening than a house cat. But Sapphire knew better. This small man could break her and not even break a sweat. He had trained her in hand-to-hand combat and she had seen him push to throw a solid ock door. Triston Flitch was not to be trifled with. She suspected the footmen were hand-picked by Flitch as well. Trained to be just as deadly. Marusek lived a most interesting life indeed. "Tell the General I have witnesses with me, ones who can information of the brorder slaver activity. And Flitch, you were right about the consortium." He beamed a smile. "It is good to know when one us. Well let's talk more about that inside, shall we.." He hand showed the door, [/b]"Welcome guests, please follow me."[/b] He leads them into the guest reception room. A trifling girl came out with tea for them. Sapphire sat. Flitch left by a side door. The tifling girl placed the tray of drinks down and left as well. "This is the home of Andira Marusek, Who I work with. He has many such as me, ones who protect the revolution. he may already know a lot of what we tell him. But hold nothing back. The more he knows the more he can help. now while help yourselves to some tea."
She nods and as they ride she gives them a history lesson. "Almas as a city predates the founding of our democratic state of Andoran, and it even predates the founding of the nation of Cheliax centuries before. This region was first settled by the Empire of Taldor and its Fourth Army of Exploration in 1683 AR, its first historical mention it wasn't until over 2,000 years later with the eruption of Droskar's Crag that the Five Kings Range caused the melting of millions of tons of snow pack and flooded the Andoshen River, inundating the city of Almas with waters so high all sight of common buildings were lost." She looked out the window. "I know my way around because I was here when the People's Revolt began. I was one of the ones who spread the word about democratic change.
She looked back at the others. "It's why I work for the council, and why I have the rank I do." Her eyes blase when she says the last part, "Because they know I will protect Democracy with every fiber of my being." She smiles then and the moment of gravitas is gone. "I have to report to the council tomorrow, I would like it if you came"
The time talking to the sailors had paid off and had some idea of where that was in the city.
She pays the captain for the trip and oversees the offloading of the carriage and mounts. Once hitch up she gets the others in and they set off into the city. "I am lucky I can turn off most of my olfactory system, but even with that I can smell the stench." Once moving away from the docks "So then where too"
"That is a wonder to behold" She adds.
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