Mooglehunt

[not_most_days]

Characters: James Kidd (Mary Read) and the Heroes she's approached about her Assassin's Guild
Where: Trano Golsaucia
When: Begins November 6th and hopefully ends by the 9th
Summary: The information that Mary has gathered has lead her to believe that the fugitive moogle Artemicion has been spotted in Trano Golsaucia. She's decided to take a small group to take him in herself.
OOC notes: This log is semi closed to people who Kidd has had CR with. However the first prompt will be open and if you want to try to come on board please contact me via plurk or message. Even so, she wants to keep party size limited so to not spook her quarry. OOC post here: link

Largely this will be a first proper mission for her guild's pc trainee's. Information on the Artimicion will be supplied by the mods as they're able to help us out. Beyond that this is sneakytime fun. I'll handle any npcs that we interact with. I believe the best way to do it would be for each player to pick which location and date they will be searching an area during the trip, covering the 7th and 8th. On the 9th a move will be made and hopefully the moogle will be captured.

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On the 5th, letters go out to a few particular Heroes, and not through the normal Mognet channels. Instead they are dropped off quickly and quietly, though a keen eye may still spot the hooded moogle jumping from hiding place to perching point as she goes about her deliveries.

The letter reads:

Dear Friends,

Ever since the vanishing of Palitutu I have been reaching out to various contacts that I could make around the world, trying to find out what I can about her movements. While the Tarutaru has remained elusive, there seem to have been sightings of a particular moogle that I would like to investigate and I'd appreciate your assistance.

Please meet me at the Eagle Eye pub tomorrow so that we may discuss matters.

Yours,
James Kidd

Comments

Re: HORROR SQUARE - OPEN

[vonspielburg]

This place sincerely gave Ellie the creeps. She'd never been fond of the undead, particularly because they were extremely lethal in the Valley of Spielburg, and only a fool would venture out at night into their domain.

Horror Square was false, she knew, but something about it still made the hairs on the back of her neck stand up. It was perhaps the one thing that had thus far managed to unnerve her in this world, and that made her grouchy. She sulked behind Ales as they made their way into the amusement park, but she had to admit, he had a pretty good plan.

"Yes," she backed him up. "He needs to take his seizure medication every six hours, and forgot to bring it. We are afraid that the spooky atmosphere of this place may cause him to make quite a scene. We would not wish to cause the park any expensive liabilities, no?"

Maybe she was taking it a bit far, but when money was involved, she found that people became a bit more pliable - either when they thought to gain more of it, or when they were in danger of losing it.

Horror Square NPC

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The vendor marks the approach of the two with a straight face. Neither have the look of anyone about to buy any food from him and the question pretty much confirmed it. Still, business was going pretty well for him today so it couldn't hurt to be polite.

He gave them both a look before leaning in to look at the picture. It wasn't uncommon for people to lose their friends and loved ones in the crowd but there was always the chance that it was a made up story for one reason or another. The last thing they needed was trouble making for bad press and make the city seem unsafe.

"Hmmm, don't think so...lots of Moogles around here. But you say he forgot his medication? I'll keep an eye out and tell my boss."

[umslay]

Ales tightened the clasps holding his cloak together ad shivered. He wasn't too bothered by the cold, but having lived in a warm forest for most of his life, it took plenty of time to get used to. At least the weather was a good excuse for covering his face.

"We'd really appreciate it, sir! He has a tendency to run off, it's his age, really. He thinks he doesn't need any help, but..." He looked down at his folded hands. "We've been running around all day, and we're starting to get worried."

[vonspielburg]

"Yes. Quite worried." He didn't seem like he had much information to give, but mention of a boss... That might be a decent angle they could work.

"Does your boss see a lot of Moogles?" she asked. She nodded at one of the candy confections before placing a coin on the stall and nudging it forward with her finger. "We could ask him directly, if that would save some time."

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"I uh, I mean I guess here does? There's a lot of moogles in this city?" Aiming for his boss was a bit beyond what was needed but she was still making the man nervous. He offered her the candy as requested.

"Anyway, um, I mean I can keep an eye out for you and let you know? But maybe he wandered off to one of the other attractions in the city. Have you tried the blitzball stadium? The tournament this weekend has been bringing a lot of people to town."

[umslay]

"Ellie," Ales tugged on her skirt. "We'll have his boss know, and then we can check the places nearby."

With one extra set of eyes searching his area, they could worry less. Ales planned on making one last round throughout the Horror Square to be sure, but if the booth attendant was right, the blitzball stadium would have a giant crowd of Moogles that Artemicion could blend into. Hiding in plain sight, so they say.

"Sir, we'll look around one last time, but thank you. He might have run off like that - he's a stubborn old Moogle, you know how they are." He continued looking at the ground and holding his hands in an attempt to look nervous while still hiding his face.

[vonspielburg]

Hmmmmm... That was true. She should probably stop assuming that every 'boss' in this area was secretly a criminal mastermind with an open palm waiting to be greased. She looked at Ales, the conceded to his suggestion with a nod.

"Very well. The old man did say he enjoyed a rousing game or two in his youth. It is possible he would gravitate to a place of nostalgia."

And she had candy. What was she going to do with this? Perhaps they'd meet someone later with a sweet tooth. (Sierra Games had a tendency to work that way.)

"Thank you for your assistance," she inclined her head to the vendor, before turning to move away with her partner.

NPC

[not_most_days]

The old man nodded and thanked them as well. Mostly he was just happy to be done with them. There was something about the pair that unsettled him somehow.