"Probably a good idea." says Junko. "Marnie seems a pretty sharp type I think she'll probably be fine. Though possibly a little embarassed." she shrugs "Good point, there might be a few lingering trust issues, though all things considered it's kinda an only fair situation we haven't exactly been free of suspicion toward him and all. Either way I'm pretty sure we can work through some trust issues, at least enough to get things done eh?"
F:41 S:0/30Kyla was laying restless in her bed. She hadn't been able to get to sleep, due to her thoughts being predominated by a certain catgirl.
"Why can't I stop thinking about her?" Kyla asked herself, frustrated.
Formerly known as Flash Of SonicThe young vampire was uneasy. She wasn't sure why, but something was not right. It was too easy, they got all the way here, without spotting a guard or throwing off an alarm. Shouldn't a spy manor have a least some simple security system? Then again, Berenice was much more experienced in this, and probably knew what she was doing. What could a new maid like Karina point out to her, without looking awkward.
Still, there was something more, that she couldn't really touch. And, really it shouldn't hurt that much.
"Umm.. ehh... Berenice, what do you think? ... Shouldn't a manor like this have some form of security? ... I mean, it was too easy so far and ... Jessie ..."
That was it, they looked at each other in panic.
It was something Karina still couldn't learn not to do. Still, Berenice held up valiantly considering the additional mystical fear the vampiric gaze put on her.
"Do ... do you think she doesn't notice ...?"
It was obvious that they were both thinking the same thing. They didn't know what period Jessie came from, and judging by her reaction to mobile phones, she might not be aware of what a modern alarm is, much less how it looks like.
edited 20th Apr '12 3:38:11 AM by dragonfi
Karina: F:18 S:0/20 Evelyn: F:11 S:6/40 "Evelyn is adorably crazy." — compliment by Vampiric OneTammy: "I hope so," Tammy says as she looks over her shoulder. (3 x Luck(2) = 6.
Apparently she was looking away from the security console.) "Nya anyway, I'll go and set Marnie's clothes on her bed. Be right back."
As she starts toward the maids' quarters end of the hallway, another thought came to Tammy. What if Kyla decides to come out here again? I wouldn't want a misunderstanding to occur, she thinks as she glances at Marnie's entire wardrobe in her arms, including underwear. With that notion, she decides to pick up the pace to get to the guest suite. (If Kyla decides to venture out again, 5 x Athletics(3) = 15
to duck into the guest suite before the vampire enters the hallway.)
Jessie: As Jessie opens the door, she notices the panicked looks on her comrades' faces. A bad feeling comes over her, but she's not sure what it is or why. "Um... S-something wrong?"
edited 20th Apr '12 10:36:30 AM by 1jimbo10
TMINE:(T=F:17,S:0/10);(J=F:6,S:4/20)"Yeah good idea." Says Junko luck roll=5x3=15 she then glances at the security consul. "Oh man, we've got a blinker. Now let's see what was that one for again?" skill roll 5x2=10 "Oh yeah...Hey Tammy might wanna make it fast. Either the silent alarm on the downstairs door is going off or someone just wandered into my test animal pen again. Either way there's a good chance there's gonna be some heavy cleaning involved."
F:41 S:0/30Kyla decides to take a little walk to clear her mind before trying to get to sleep again. She heads out into the hallway, but doesn't notice Tammy as she ducks into the guest suite with Marnie's clothes.
Formerly known as Flash Of SonicSuffering from Cuteness Proximity Latanya didn't hear anything going outside the bath, being busy petting Fox!Marnie.
"Now, I better finish the bath soon." The Catgirl Butler said and reached to lift up Fox!Marnie
Fox!Marnie wagged her tail again and just went with the flow of things. At first anyway. Being picked up by Latanya was one thing, but if the butler.. woman.. wanted to finish her bath, certainly that couldn't mean she'd take the fox with her into the water? This and somehow being discovered as more than a friendly little canine in the current circumstances was so worrying that she too failed to notice that anything else was going on.
Avatar from: http://x0whitelily0x.livejournal.com/5953.html N: 5 F, 0/40 SHugging Marnie to her bosom Latanya walked back to the bath. "Naaaw, who are the cute one?! You are!"
edited 21st Apr '12 4:00:19 PM by Clawthewolf
Tammy: In focusing on getting into the guest suite unseen by Kyla, Tammy doesn't catch much on what Junko said on the way. She does intend to 'make it fast', but for a different reason: She doesn't want to inconvenience the literally foxy maid any more than she feels she already has.
It takes looking into both bedrooms for Tammy to figure out who's using which one. The one with the large suitcase within must be Latanya's, Tammy thinks, But what's with the devices on the dresser drawers? I'll have to ask him about that, as I just don't have time to check them out now. And I hope he didn't mar the finish setting them up.
Inside Marnie's bedroom, Tammy lays Marnie's shoes at the foot of the bed and then starts laying the pieces of clothing flat onto the bed.
TMINE:(T=F:17,S:0/10);(J=F:6,S:4/20)Berenice and Karina seemed to come to the realization of what was about to happen at the same time.
The albino moved to the window, waving her wand at the ghostgirl - raising her voice wouldn't help the situation.
cunning 3*4=12
Slightly relieved when she was spotted, Berenice hissed "Check for alarms! The manor belongs to a spy!"
Sighing heavily she turned back to Karina. "I wouldn't worry too much - none of us are really cut out for this spy thing."
"You've got your transmission and your live wire, but your circuit's dead." - MediaEvery step towards the bath was a few inches closer to drenched disaster. Fox!Marnie started wriggling uncomfortably in the butler's arms as it seemed entirely likely that she was going to end up taking a bath now whether she liked it or not. What would a puppy do in this situation? She started yipping and whining nervously as she tried to avoid getting suffocated by her current positioning too. All in all this was hardly the way she'd envisioned spending her evening, let alone her spying mission in the bath.
Avatar from: http://x0whitelily0x.livejournal.com/5953.html N: 5 F, 0/40 SHaving a 'situation' didn't really sound good, but at least it got the buxom butler to set Fox!Marnie down. The fox maid wasted no time in fleeing the bath at top speed, wanting to change back before coming in to deal with that situation herself. Finding the door closed, she started doing what any pet would do when they wanted out - pawing the door repeatedly to signal her desire to leave.
Avatar from: http://x0whitelily0x.livejournal.com/5953.html N: 5 F, 0/40 STammy: Okay, ready to go, Tammy thinks as she finishes laying Marnie's clothing on the bed.
As she exits the bedroom and then the guest suite, Tammy notices Kyla slowly walking down the hallway. She approaches and taps Kyla on the shoulder. "Nya still can't sleep, Kyla?"
Jessie: Still unaware of the situation she's caused, Jessie leans outside as she fully opens the door. For some reason, no siren is audible to the trio. "What do you mean by 'The manor belongs to a spy'?" she asks. "And 'alarms'?" she follows up. "Y-... You don't suppose this place could have one of these... modern soundless alarms I've heard rumors about?" (Response to questions here.)
If it's possible for a ghost to be literally white as a sheet, Jessie comes close to doing so as the normally calm maid gasps with panic in realization of Spyhold Manor's name and what she has just done.
edited 23rd Apr '12 8:38:31 PM by 1jimbo10
TMINE:(T=F:17,S:0/10);(J=F:6,S:4/20)"Frak!" Berenice swore as she ducked into the door, spying the little blinking lights. "It must be a silent alarm."
Casting a quick glance around Berenice searched for a hiding spot.
"Karina, Jessie - find somewhere to hide!"
Luck roll = 2*5, cunning = 3*5 - hiding spots found?
edited 25th Apr '12 12:18:04 AM by StolenByFaeries
"You've got your transmission and your live wire, but your circuit's dead." - MediaKarina quickly followed Berenice into the manor, lingering for a moment on the doorstep before entering the kitchen.
Vampire Invitation was tricky business, but luckily there were loopholes around it. And then there were houses like Spyhold Manor, that just indiscriminately invited trouble and general weirdness. The young vampire maid fitting both accounts, it wasn't a big surprise that the house let her in, just like last time.
"Karina, Jessie - find somewhere to hide!"
Before getting more than a glimpse of her surroundings, she heard Berenice issuing the order.
As usual, the young vampiress just quietly nodded. Still, her silence somehow felt more serious and less insecure this time, as she went on looking for a hiding-place.
Karina: F:18 S:0/20 Evelyn: F:11 S:6/40 "Evelyn is adorably crazy." — compliment by Vampiric One"Well from the blinking lights it looks like someone tripped the silent alarm downstairs, so it's likely we've got some unwanted guests. Or alternatively someone wandered into my test animal pen, but I'm pretty sure it's choice one after watching the lights and the fact that I haven't heard any screams yet."
F:41 S:0/30Jessie: Jessie closes her eyes as she braces for, at least, an impending reprimand for having blown their cover, and so soon. In doing so, she doesn't notice Berenice and Karina ducking inside without a word.
Then Berenice's notice to find a place to hide, coming from inside the kitchen behind Jessie, catches her attention. "Um... Right." That would be a great idea, but there's a bit of a problem. Her ghostly glow would give herself away, and possibly give the others away as well.
"The only way I can hide is to turn invisible again," Jessie concludes as she slowly closes the door behind her, then tries to focus on becoming invisible for the second time. (6 x Will(2) = 12
to turn invisible.) After fading out, she slowly feels her way toward Berenice. "Forgive me," the albino maid could hear Jessie's whispering voice nearby. "I... I guess I just... didn't think this through."
edited 25th Apr '12 12:21:21 PM by 1jimbo10
TMINE:(T=F:17,S:0/10);(J=F:6,S:4/20)Berenice heard Jessie's whispered apology - she was pissed off but that was something to deal with later.
Ducking into the kitchen Berenice scanned the room - 3 doors that she could see.
There's a freezer there... no-one in their right mind would hide in a freezer.
At that thought she pulled the door open, a gush of cold air hitting her. Not letting anymore escape she ducked inside and pulled the door shut. E Once inside she found herself wishing her uniform wasn't so skimpy. She pushed against the door a little. Yeah - she wasn't getting out, but at least one of the girls should have seen her. And she could always text Gemma. Or maybe Doc. Hopefully not Doc.
So maybe this wasn't her greatest plan.
cunning: 3*4=12
luck: 2*6=12 for someone seeing her or the phone actually working
"You've got your transmission and your live wire, but your circuit's dead." - MediaKarina noticed as Berenice closed the freezer door on herself. For a moment she pondered joining her. Being dead meant that freezing temperatures didn't really harmed her, but it was still unpleasant and she hated it with passion. That, and Berenice probably needed her outside, otherwise she would have called for her.
Already wasting so much time, she quickly glanced around, her eyes stopping on a downward stairway just outside the kitchen door.
It probably led to a cellar, that on instinct was a safe and cozy (well tempered, even if a bit cool) place to hide.
It didn't took long for her to dash down the stairways. Finding a good place to hide was a greater challenge, but she settled with hiding behind a couple of barrels.
4(agility)*3(d6)=12, I assume she was fast enough, but was she quiet enough too?
2(cunning)*5(d6)=10, to hide
2(luck)*6(d6)=12, to notice anything useful, like the door to the radio room, or Kyla's stash.
edited 26th Apr '12 2:38:55 AM by dragonfi
Karina: F:18 S:0/20 Evelyn: F:11 S:6/40 "Evelyn is adorably crazy." — compliment by Vampiric OneCold Comfort
A glance at her phone showed no bars of service in the huge walk-in freezer, but the light of the screen did reveal a frosted metal panel just to the right of where Berenice was hiding. Melted finger marks in the ice around the panel indicated that it had been pried open quite recently. If Berenice opens the panel she will find a far more elaborate security console than the one beside the kitchen door. This one has an actual touch screen and shows layouts each floor of the mansion with dots that probably indicate the position of people - though they could also be something else entirely, as there also seem to be several 'ghost' shapes moving around the manor as well, and there is something like a scoreboard in one corner of the screen.Over a Barrel?
The room at the bottom of the cellar stairs was blasted shambles of scorched stone, burned shelving and shattered glass bottles. There was hardly any cover to be found and a disgusting mixture of ash, smoke particulate and chemical fire retardant foam covered nearly everything, but Karina could still make out the outline of a metal door frame peeking out from behind one of the destroyed shelves - but how to open it?edited 26th Apr '12 1:51:26 PM by Alhazred23
H:44F(8/30)S|G:19F(0/10)S

Tammy: "Shoot!" Tammy hisses at the prospective situation Junko lays out. She realizes that they've gone too far in to back out now. Strapping her shoes back on her feet, she glances once more at Marnie's clothing piled at the bathing area door before approaching them. "Nya I'll just have to trust Marnie a while longer," she says. "I'm not really that great at pulling a full-on deception. Nya I can't even deceive Kyla often, and she's blind."
"Nya I'm sure Marnie doesn't want to change back in front of Latanya, or in front of us for that matter," Tammy then says as she picks up the foxy maid's outfit. "So I'll take her uniform back to her room while giving her another moment." Her tone of voice suggests concern as she starts toward the guest suite with Marnie's uniform. "Now that I think of it, nya I hope Marnie can pull this off. She may be new here; but if she's busted, Latanya may not be very trusting of any of us for a while nya."
Jessie: Outside, through the window of the door, a luminescent glow can be seen from the inside. Based on the proximity and angle of the glow, it's easy for Berenice and Karina to assume that Jessie is reaching for the lock on the door.
edited 19th Apr '12 6:55:03 PM by 1jimbo10
TMINE:(T=F:17,S:0/10);(J=F:6,S:4/20)