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Post by Adminenkainen on May 26, 2023 13:18:47 GMT
Captain Desmo Thursday May 18, 1940, 5:02 pm Appleton Justice Society HQ
Mmmmm....the apple pie slice was delicious! Desmo considered having another. But then...
Desmo felt funny. Then very sleepy. His breath stilled. His blood congealed...
There was a crash as a body hit the floor. The plate, covered in pie crumbs, fell out of Desmo's open hand.
((Ouch - 3 on that saving throw!))
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Post by dtspurrier on May 26, 2023 15:48:44 GMT
Rex comments, " yes let go inside. The smells from the food or your perfume might have allured the bird over. " Rex escorts Gertrude inside. He checks though to see if the wolf is around or if they have anyone following them or even sees if Desmo is here.
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Post by Adminenkainen on May 28, 2023 2:46:46 GMT
Hour-ManThursday May 18, 1940, 6:01 pm Appleton Appleton World's Fair Rex and Gertrude fled out of the open courtyard ( see here), through the doors back into the building where they had just bought their Swedish pastries. Gertrude, with impressive strength, pulled Rex around a corner out of sight of the windows. Before all this happened, Rex saw no wolves and no sign of Captain Desmo. No back-up. With no one else right by them, Gertrude said quietly, "Listen to me. I cannot tell you who I work for, but we know you are from the future. You have information that would help us immensely. There are forces that want to stop you from sharing what you know. We need to get away from here, somewhere we can talk more securely. Are you ready?"
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Post by dtspurrier on May 30, 2023 16:36:23 GMT
Rex stops and does a quick look around. He then thinks to himself " they must have bugged the warehouse but how and why?" . THen he quickly says, " future? look I know this fair is pretty swell and the new technology exhibit was nice but me from the future? It was strange the wolf attacked us but that seemed pretty random. It has been fun but I do have to work early in the morning. Can I see you then?"
( Unless there is resistance Rex will attempt to leave)
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Post by Adminenkainen on May 30, 2023 17:48:27 GMT
Hour-Man Thursday May 18, 1940, 6:02 pm Appleton Appleton World's Fair
"You're right, this is too public a place," Gertrude said, as if Rex was agreeing instead of disputing what she'd said. "I will find you later," and she turned and headed to leave the building in a different direction.
((Where do you go?))
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Post by dtspurrier on May 30, 2023 21:37:38 GMT
Rex immediately heads out if nothing has happened. He makes a comment to no one in particular, " had a great time see you later." Rex then immediately heads back to the warehouse to check for listening devices, especially the phone.
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Post by Adminenkainen on May 31, 2023 2:53:27 GMT
Hour-Man Thursday May 18, 1940, 6:35 pm Appleton Justice Society HQ
Rex returned and found the lights still on. He first checked the phone and found no sign of it being bugged. He was searching the rest of the building for bugs when he reached the kitchen and found Captain Desmo on the floor, the pie near him, a partly-eaten slice and broken plate on the floor. Rex checked to make sure he wasn't dead. He wasn't, just asleep. But Rex could not rouse him with shaking, shouting, or splashing water on his face.
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Post by dtspurrier on May 31, 2023 18:06:15 GMT
Rex exclaims, " great Scott! Desmo I said not to eat the pie." Rex picks him up and puts carries him to his car. Rex then takes the pie, puts it into a bad and then locks the warehouse. He then drives to his buddy Hobbes house. When he arrives he will explain what happened and then try to reach Sandman on the phone. IF Zatarra is performing in town then he will attend the performance in hopes to meet Zatarra or if he is not performing he will call him instead.
(Note to editor: series of questions) does rex have a key to his office? is the plant closed or do they have a late shift? Also how long would rex know to run a blood analysis on Desmo to determine the poison used or run a chemical test on the pie. Due to being in the 1940s and a chemist which would provide the easier and quickest results?
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Post by Adminenkainen on Jun 1, 2023 22:45:40 GMT
Hobbes Thursday May 18, 1940, 6:20 pm Appleton Appleton World's Fair
Hobbes had had enough of Gabby lounging around in his underwear! He needed to go somewhere to blow off steam...
What about that World's Fair going on? That sounds like fun.
And it was! There was so much to see, Hobbes realized he would need to devote days to it all! And - oh look, there's a trained raven flying around! A big one too, maybe the biggest Hobbes had ever seen-
It flew right up to him and cawed in his face. Only it didn't sound like a caw. Why did it sound like Desmo? He was still puzzling over it as the raven flew away...
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Post by Tim_Fox1002 on Jun 2, 2023 3:02:55 GMT
Before Rex drove off, Hobbs' car suddenly lurched and coughed to a halt with the wheels making a skid mark on the ground near the warehouse. Hobbs got out and saw Rex in his car, and went over to get him to roll down the window.
"Hi, mate," said Hobbs trying to contain the fact that he still wanted to strangle Gabby. "I'm at my wits ends. Wits end I tell you! That Gabby! I just needed to get out. That lad is polluting my flat with poster girls, and has the nerve to wear nothing but smelly underwear around me in the home... Say, you haven't have seen the Ca......"
Hobbs' eyes suddenly widened as he noticed the crumpled form of Desmo in the back seat of Rex's car.
"What on Earth!" exclaimed Gabby. "Captain, are you okay? What happened?"
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Post by dtspurrier on Jun 2, 2023 14:55:02 GMT
Rex comments, " we need to get the captain to your place or the musueam. He has been poisoned." Rex then tells the story to Hobbs about the girl and the wolf. He mentions nothing about his true identity. Rex says, " we need to call Sandman and see if this toxin is similar batch to what he uses for his gun and also Zartarra in cas this is magic. While that is happening I am going to get a blood sample and see if I can figure it our from the lab"
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Post by Adminenkainen on Jun 2, 2023 19:12:37 GMT
((Quick, make a decision - the apartment or the museum?))
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Post by dtspurrier on Jun 2, 2023 21:00:03 GMT
Umm that apartment as the musueam is probably closed?
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Post by Tim_Fox1002 on Jun 3, 2023 3:00:43 GMT
"Quick! I have a key for the museum, mate," said Hobbs. "They have a chemistry stockroom for art restoration - you may find equipment you need like chemicals and microscopes or something you can use... I'll call Gabby once we're there to get supplies if we can't find them..."
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Post by Adminenkainen on Jun 4, 2023 1:09:49 GMT
((On the surface it seems like you're tied one to one, but I'm going to interpret Darren's intentions as the museum would be his first choice if it were open. So...
((Answers to other questions that have been asked: ))
>does rex have a key to his office?
((Yes, both to the building and the secure pharmaceutical labs.))
>is the plant closed or do they have a late shift?
((Past 6 pm, there's only security guards there - officially, some scientists do stay late when they're close to deadlines.))
>Also how long would rex know to run a blood analysis on Desmo to determine the poison used or run a chemical test on the pie. Due to being in the 1940s and a chemist which would provide the easier and quickest results?))<
Rex can do a thorough analysis in 30 minutes at the lab, an hour at the museum. The museum, incidentally, closes at 5:30, but staff would be there until 6, and security guards past that.))
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