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Posted: **Tue Jul 07, 2015 11:03 am**

5 August, 2014, Washington DC, 7AM

You are in coffee shop with Bartholomew, your handler from cell B. It’s just the four of you and the waitress (that seems half sleepy, and is watching TV). Bart, is in his late 60’s, early 70’s; tall (but not as tall as Paula!), still muscled, gray hair, he is of the military type. He goes directly to the point, without any delays:
“Yesterday, the Portuguese government informed us that an American citizen had been killed in their territory. They say it had been by some wild dog; the body had been found 3 days ago, but they had some difficulty to identify it. For sanitary reasons they had to burn the body and they have already found and killed the dog. The local news says there is a panic, and everyone is killing dogs on the spot, because they are afraid that tourism may be affected. Well, this is at least the official version.”
He pauses, drinks a bit of coffee and then continues:
“I have a contact in the Portuguese army. He made some inquiries and discovered that most of it is false. They basically killed the first dog they found and claimed it was the responsible. And my contact saw the first report of the autopsy: the body seemed to be digested by some acid and they found a black substance that seemed to move. That’s the real reason to burn the body. Any questions?”
He return to his coffee.

Posted: **Tue Jul 07, 2015 8:12 pm**

Tony looks up from his short stack of pancakes. Yeah I've got a few

Where exactly in Portugal are we going?

Who were Mr or Mrs American before they became 'the body'?
Do we have any details about where or when they arrived in country why and what they have been doing since?
Has has anyone notified Mr or Mrs American's next of kin

What is the actual mission? Your military contact says they discovered a black substance which seemed to move. Does this need to be destroyed or are we simply trying to positively identify what killed Mr or Mrs American and making sure its burned with fire?

How do we get to Portugal with or without badges, are going in under some form of embassy/consulate staff cover or do we have to go in badge-less civilians?

Will we have access to your contact in the Portuguese military when we're on the ground ...more importantly do we have access to a Portuguese friendly who can translate for us?

Reckon that'll do for the moment?

Posted: **Wed Jul 08, 2015 5:14 am**

"All excellent questions," says Laurel. "I'd particularly like to know about translation. I certainly don't speak Portuguese." She has a much larger stack of panckaes, drenched in butter and maple syrup, which she is tucking into with gusto. Her strange metabolism requires her to consume a few thousand calories each day, far more than someone of normal stature. Fortunately for her, she likes food.

Posted: **Thu Jul 09, 2015 2:44 pm**

He leaves his coffee.
The name is Michael Kowalski. He is… was a freelancer photographer. No family. Had some minor problems with justice because he was found with marijuana years ago. More important: he made us some services once. He found some weird cult in some third world country and he passed all info he had. The details are not important now. He was found now in… what’s the name really? Mindelo? It’s in the north. Some nice beach. Full of tourists. We don’t know when he came to that place but he arrived at Portugal one week before.
About the substance: we don’t know where it is. My contact won’t risk his neck. Neither you. If we are lucky, they have destroy it. Anyway, this mission will be completely legit. A lot of people is suspicious that the local government is covering some terrorist, so it was agreed to send some men to investigate; they don’t know the black matter detail and by chance you have been the lucky chosen- he says with a smile. He drinks a little more and then resumes.
You will pose as tourists. Paulus will pretend to be Paula father, Parker and Paula will pretend to be a couple; the papers are being arranged. Your mission is to investigate in the area to discover what happened and if there is any threat. The local government won’t be informed of your presence, so avoid any ruckus. Your own agencies will give any material you need in the place, and they expect reports; be true unless you find something delta green related. In that case, don’t act and inform us so we may think about it. Well, unless of course you really need. Oh, and they worry about the language: nobody except you to speak Portuguese. It would be very suspicious actually. Speak in Spanish the locals understand it. And some even speak English. So relax and enjoy your vacations

Posted: **Thu Jul 09, 2015 5:17 pm**

Sounds easy enough
Parkers says after taking a bite from a toasted bagel. He gives a blank stare of contemplaion and states
Although, it will probably be a lot more diffcult than that. Especially considering that the black goo had to come from somewhere or something. More than probably this won't be the last victim, but that'll just make our quarry easier to find.
He then continues on with his bagel.

Posted: **Fri Jul 10, 2015 5:10 am**

"How do you know this doesn't have anything to do with the work he did before?" asks Laurel. "We don't really know why he was killed. Maybe he just stumbled upon something he would have better off not finding, but he might also have been targeted. For all we know this could be because of his earlier involvement. The details might be more important than you think. We need to know everything about Michael Kowalski."

Posted: **Fri Jul 10, 2015 9:32 am**

Because the original cult was a small tribe in southest asia. And they are all dead.- he says with a smile.

Posted: **Fri Jul 10, 2015 9:25 pm**

Just to be clear when you say its legit, but the local government don't know are talking the Portuguese government, or local as in the town mayor and his friends? Because if the Portuguese government don't know then it very definitely not legit, its black bag. Second the cover story is we're civilians? Agent Paulus looks up at Agent Paula "She's my daughter...and he's her boyfriend. "He nods his head towards Agent Parker" Look apart from the fact we bear no family resemblance, and he'd clearly be cradle snatching, would it not be safer if we all crossed the border separately and met up in country? That way no one can pick us all up at the same time.

Posted: **Sat Jul 11, 2015 6:15 am**

Well, at least nobody said I couldn't possibly have a boyfriend looking like I do, thinks Laurel.

Posted: **Mon Jul 13, 2015 5:02 pm**

The portuguese army know that we are sending someone and agreed. Since the local goverment has published twice the names of his own spies in 4 years, nobody trust them, and we don't want your name published in the newspaper. So, you must avoid shooting the locals. About the family issues, well you can go alone if you want, but don't take too long.

Posted: **Mon Jul 13, 2015 8:37 pm**

If the briefing is over Agent Paulus will leave to make travel arrangements. However, before he does so he will agree a time and rendezvous location as well as an alternative time and rendezvous locations should they be compromised (ideally both popular bars)

OOC: If agent Bart was going to provide us with credentials, will he still do so but for three unrelated people?

Posted: **Tue Jul 14, 2015 4:47 am**

"All right, that sounds good," says Laurel. She finishes her pancakes before coordinating with the rest of her team to make travel arrangements.

Posted: **Wed Jul 15, 2015 9:46 am**

ghill wrote:If the briefing is over Agent Paulus will leave to make travel arrangements. However, before he does so he will agree a time and rendezvous location as well as an alternative time and rendezvous locations should they be compromised (ideally both popular bars)

OOC: If agent Bart was going to provide us with credentials, will he still do so but for three unrelated people?

OOC: Yes, but will take some hours extra. You will go by different planes, and you will meet in a bar in the beach at the same by "coincidence". And stay in different hotels. Is that acceptable?

Posted: **Wed Jul 15, 2015 1:35 pm**

OOC: From Agent Paulus point of view that is perfectly acceptable. Paulus will then go and draw out the maximum cash possible with his credit card and convert it into Euros. He'll then go and do as much background reading on the region as possible which waiting for the travel documents and make any travel arrangements

Posted: **Wed Jul 15, 2015 8:33 pm**

OOC: I agree. This is perfectly acceptable.

Posted: **Thu Jul 16, 2015 4:46 am**

Posted: **Fri Jul 17, 2015 5:18 pm**

8 August

Paulus travel to the airport of Vigo in Galicia; he ates paella a dish of rice with seafood. Then he takes a train and goes to Árvore and stays in a small hotel near Mindelo (1 mile north). And he finds himself in the bar called "meia laranja", near the beach.

Parker has travelled to Lisbon. He buy some postal and then after 6 hours in train, he goes to a small familiar hotel, leaves his stuff and he find himself in a bar, where he find two fellow Americans.

Paula goes to the airport of Oporto, and after one hour is in a small hotel in Mindelo. At the time agreed she is in a small bar where she can see two familiar faces.
The people in the area are mostly young people (late teens) and tourists. The waiters seem eager to please.

The guide tours try to convince you that this is the Portuguese music:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bKmCib5YsYo
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Tl6yLTtX484

But for some reason everyone just seem to listen this:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GnBYdUXi3Eg
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pzTc5zDYUbU

OOC: What kind of information you want to investigate prior to the trip?

Posted: **Fri Jul 17, 2015 6:56 pm**

Paulus finds himself a seat where he can sit with his back to the wall and which gives him a clear view of the entrance then he buys a glass of whatever the hip young things are drinking. Then he pops open his small laptop hooks into the local wifi and starts looking for local news stories and generally getting an idea about the area. if possible he'll see if he can find anything about where the death happened and if there have been previous similar deaths.

Posted: **Sat Jul 18, 2015 4:22 am**

Parker enters the bar and orders for himself and glass of ice water and seats himself alone at a small table across from Paulus with his back turned to the agent. He opens up a tabloid newspaper, one of the few he found in english at the markets, and resumes reading the local odd news.

Posted: **Sat Jul 18, 2015 5:41 am**

Laurel Nichols enters the bar, ducking as she walks inside so as not to bump her head on the lintel. She strides over to the bar and orders a beer, eager to sample one of the local brews.

Posted: **Mon Jul 20, 2015 8:39 am**

As soon as Agent Paulus is happy the others aren't being tailed he'll finish his drink and go to the bar and grab another beer. He'll wait for an opportunity to strike up a conversation with Agent Paula and after making small talk invite her over to his table to chat. He'll then try and manufacture a similar bump into Agent Parker and do likewise, unless Parker beats him to it.

OOC: Guys, I assume the first thing we do is hire a rental car and do a drive by of the area? Kabukiman are there any obvious tourist attractions near where Kowalski died or where he was staying?

Posted: **Tue Jul 21, 2015 4:21 am**

Agent Paula goes back to the table with Agent Paulus, beer in hand. She takes a seat, her head still higher than his even though he's standing.

Posted: **Wed Jul 22, 2015 9:37 am**

After some investigation, you discover the following:
The east of the place used to be until 30 years ago a farming village. Then, it expanded in the west near the beach with rich people building houses. It has especially grown in the last 8 years. In the north, there is a park (some rare birds there). And in the south (where Kowalski was found), there is only a swamp and some empty houses.

Posted: **Wed Jul 22, 2015 2:22 pm**

"The swamp and empty houses where the victim died seems like the logical first place for us or me to investigate."
Parker states as he folds up his tabloid and stuffs it into his jacket. Makes sense that the black goo should come from a swamp. And who knows what else is in there.

Posted: **Wed Jul 22, 2015 9:48 pm**

Agreed, we might as well see where the man died. Has anyone had an update from Agent Bart as to why our man was in the country? I mean I know he was a freelancer photographer, but Mindelo doesn't really strike me as the sort of place you'd come to simply to take photos of the scenery unless he was into taking photos of birds.

OOC: Is there any indication as to what type of photography Kowalski was best know for? Portraiture, landscapes, Artistic...

Posted: **Thu Jul 23, 2015 4:35 am**

"Yes, let's visit the scene first," says Paula. "We should go armed, just in case we run into whatever it was that killed him and his wife. We do need to find out why he was here, as well as what he was doing in the place where he was killed. It's not exactly a tourist spot."

Posted: **Thu Jul 23, 2015 5:33 pm**

You walk in direction of the swamp. You pass by houses and bars. But suddenly, in the south, the buildings that have people living stop like if there was a wall; the road continues by the swamp and you see several houses near the road, that must have less than 10 years, but nobody seems to be living there (the placve where Kowalski was found). After 200 meters, you see a signal saying "Vila Chã", there are several houses, and you see people there.

OOC: Kowalski was a nature photographer. So the park was a more obvious place, but a swamp also has wildlife.

Posted: **Fri Jul 24, 2015 3:47 am**

"Looks like there are people living here after all," says Paula. "Maybe they saw something. We should go ask them. Do we have pictures of Kowalski and his wife to show them?"

Posted: **Fri Jul 24, 2015 12:04 pm**

OOC: Actually, before we set off or while the other two head off can Agent Paulus go to the local hire car offices to see if its possible to find out if Kowalski and his wife hired a car and if so where it is now? He'll also hire a small nondescript run about.

OOC: Mr Handy has a point it might be worth going armed, but its not easy sneaking firearms on a plane and I'm pretty sure the firearms laws in Portugal are pretty stiff, will Delta Green provide?

Posted: **Mon Jul 27, 2015 10:22 am**

You discover that Kowalski didn't hired a car; probably used a taxi to come from the airport to Mindelo (by americans standarts, they are very cheap). In mindelo it's easy to walk.

OOC: Kowalski was alone, I never said anything about a wife.
OOC2: You have have been provide with guns by your own agencies in Portugal. But only pistols, no grenades or machinegun.

Posted: **Mon Jul 27, 2015 11:11 am**

Agent Paulus, parks the little VW Polo hire car in the shade of a tree, then grabbing his day pack he steps out onto the road. He make sure the others see where he hides the car's keys behind the drivers side front wheel. "Just in case we're in a hurry and I'm not the first back. I've also got three disposable phones in the day pack, they're prepaid and the address books only have three phone numbers in them the other two phones and the US embassy and they've all been assigned speed dials"

After handing the phones out Paulus will head in the general direction of what he believes to be the "Murder Scene". "If anyone asks, we could say we're representatives of a dog charity; you know because we've heard there is a stray dog problem around here and we want to rescue them rather than see them put down."

OOC: I know the "wild dogs" was simply a cover story, but is it at all a believable one? Are there any stray/wild dogs around?

Posted: **Mon Jul 27, 2015 1:45 pm**

OOC: yes. A lot of people in portugal has the bad habit of abandoning the pets when they go to vacations; there are heavy fines against this, but to no avail. But your char don't know any of this. Dogs, cats, and even exotic animals (that are illegal to be kept at houses).

Posted: **Mon Jul 27, 2015 8:06 pm**

OOC: If Paula wishes to consult the townspeople about the murder and surrounding area then can I investigate the swamp for anything unusual or unnatural? Since Paulus is already going towards the murder scene then I see no reason for the rest of us to part ways to cover more ground.

Posted: **Tue Jul 28, 2015 12:55 am**

"That's a good cover," says Paula. "Should we talk to the people we see outside before we check out the scene?"

Posted: **Tue Jul 28, 2015 10:27 am**

Agent Paulus stops for a moment and turns towards Agent's Parker and Paula. "I thought the murder scene was in the swamp? Listen, it seems to me considering we don't know anything about the black goo, separating might not be a good idea." Facing Paula "Its not the way I'm used to operating but, if you wants to talk to locals, then perhaps Parker and I should hang back, if not with eyes on, then at least within earshot. I'm afraid to say your height makes you very easy to describe, whereas I'd rather be as forgettable as possible.

OOC: Just an aside, but canvassing the locals is likely to take a lot less time than searching the swamp for strange stuff. I also think we should stay together where possible.

OOC: Kabukiman - vis the stray dog, I guess I was really wondering whether we could see stray dogs wandering around, or at least evidence of dogs.

Posted: **Tue Jul 28, 2015 8:55 pm**

Your right Paulus, it would probably be alot safer to stick together. I like the idea of both of us hanging back while Paula interviews the locals. It might be too conspicuous if we all start going around asking people questions. What do you think we should do to keep out of notice while Agent Paula questions them? Agaent Parker asks while looking out towards the town. Look confused and lost perhaps? He says slightly humorously.

Posted: **Wed Jul 29, 2015 4:52 am**

"Or you could try not to be seen at all," says Paula. "Let me know when you're ready, and then I'll go over and question the locals."

Posted: **Fri Jul 31, 2015 9:39 am**

After walking a little, you leave the swamp and the abandoned houses, to find houses with people. But this place (Vila Chã), is very different from Mindelo. The houses are small, all cramped, forming a maze; even the road is so small that it hardly let pass one car. And there aren't young people dressed in the latest fashion: the women use a complicated dress all black that covers all the body except the face, and the men use simply a black shirt and black pants. They all look at you suspiciously.
You see what seems a coffee shop.

Posted: **Sat Aug 01, 2015 3:15 am**

"The coffee shop seems a likely place," says Paula, "but the locals don't look too friendly. The women are wearing Muslim garb, probably descendants of the Moors who conquered much of Portugal and Spain in the Middle Ages. Do either of you speak Arabic?"

Posted: **Sun Aug 02, 2015 10:15 pm**

OOC: You say after walking a little, but just how far are we talking? I don't want to be separated from the car to much, so if possible I'll bring it to just short of where the streets become overly narrow.

This reminds me a bit to much of the slums in Baghdad Paulus mutters. ...and yeah I speak Arabic, but just because they're dressed in black doesn't make them Arabic speakers, dressing in black seems to be pretty much the dress code for older women in Southern Europe*

OOC: *scratch that last bit if they're dressed in chadoor's or bhurkas etc

Posted: **Mon Aug 03, 2015 8:57 am**

OOC: no, it's not chadoor or bhurkas, but dress for older women in southern europe or fisherman villages.

Posted: **Tue Aug 04, 2015 3:31 am**

"Yeah, I think you're right," says Paula. "Those don't appear to be burqas after all. I shouldn't have any problem communicating then. Once you two have gotten in position, I'll make the approach, although it looks like they've already seen all of us."

Posted: **Tue Aug 04, 2015 10:51 am**

Go ahead says Paulus dropping into a seat by the cafe from where he can watch the street as well as the occupants of the cafe.

Posted: **Tue Aug 04, 2015 10:25 pm**

"We'll be here if you need us". Says Agent Parker. He leans back against a tree and takes out the same local newspaper as before from underneath his jacket and pretends to be atleast soewhat interested in it as he watches the locals afar.

Posted: **Wed Aug 05, 2015 5:42 am**

Paula nods and approaches the women, self-conscious about towering over them. "Good day, ladies," she says. "Do any of you speak English?"

Posted: **Thu Aug 06, 2015 9:08 am**

A waiter spits in the table where Paulus is, and then starts cleaning it; he then serves a glass of wine.

Paula notice that the locals from this village are even shorter than the rest of portuguese population. The women look at her puzzled, then one of them screams something in one house and a girl gets out. She must be 15 or even less, black hair, tanned skin (like all the locals) dressed in jeans and a t-shirt. She answers a bit anoyed:
-Yeah?

Posted: **Fri Aug 07, 2015 5:28 am**

"Good day, ma'am," says Paula. "Do you know anything about the recent death of an American that happened near here? They say it was a dog that did it."

Posted: **Fri Aug 07, 2015 2:17 pm**

- I don't know much about it. The american guy had been here some days ago. He said he was a photographer. Then he vanished. Some kids found the body, but nobody though it was the american; the kids said the body was all black. We alerted the police. After they came, they made the routine questions, but suddenly they changed and they just said us to shut up. And then in the news they said that the american had been killed by a dog. If it was a dog, it wouldn't be one of ours.

In the cafe, a men asks to Paulus in english with a thick accent (he have probably 70):
-Are you american?

Posted: **Fri Aug 07, 2015 10:29 pm**

Paulus turns to the man and smiles. "Me, no friend, I'm Canadian, eh. Why d'you ask? eh.

Posted: **Sat Aug 08, 2015 5:56 am**

"How do they know it was a dog at all?" asks Paula. "Did anyone see it?"

Posted: **Mon Aug 10, 2015 9:16 am**

Paula:
-I don't know. They have laboratory to discover that kind of things, isn't it? Like you see in the TV. But it wasn't one of our dogs.

Paulus:
-Oh, I'm sorry to hear that. I lived 30 years in America, in Newark, I worked in a bakery. My son owns one now and he is an american citizen- he says all proud- well, have a good stay here and enjoy the sun. You won't find this weather in your country.

Posted: **Thu Aug 13, 2015 12:35 pm**

Paulus quickly interrupts the man before he can turn away. "No this weather is certainly baking the damp out of my old bones eh. So what brought you back to Portugal after 30 years eh? Not just the weather surely, eh?"

Posted: **Thu Aug 13, 2015 1:39 pm**

-This was the place I was borne, so I decide to return here. And to show everyone how well suceeded I was. I have one of the biggest house here. Well, not very dificult, since all houses here are so small.

Posted: **Fri Aug 14, 2015 5:42 am**

"I see," says Paula. "Did the authorities come by and ask people here about the attack? Has anyone else been around asking questions?"

Posted: **Fri Aug 14, 2015 9:39 am**

"It must be a change of pace after all that time in America", says Paulus to the old man. "..and I bet you don't have o worry about wild dogs attacking you in Newark. I hear a young American was savaged by one recently"

Posted: **Wed Aug 19, 2015 11:02 am**

Paula:
-Well, just a couple of journalists, but we didn't knew what they were asking: how many dogs, if he had been robbed. And the police didn't asked much, and they never talked about any dog, they just told us to not speak much or we could ruin the investigation. If they had made any further questions, they would have discovered that the american was doing some weird questions in the tavern. Don't aske me what, I never go there, it's a place just for the men.

Paulus
-Yes, completly different. This is quiet. And the idea of a dog killing someone so near is strange. Only if it is a dog from Mindelo. One of ours woul never do such a thing.

Posted: **Thu Aug 20, 2015 3:37 am**

"Thank you," says Paula. "What's the tavern called, and where is it?"

Posted: **Thu Aug 20, 2015 11:33 am**

Paulus

I have to say I haven't seen many stray dogs around here, or at least not one which might kill a strong young man, eh. Do you think it could have been something else, eh? I bet everyone has an opinion about what really happened, eh.....Why should it be different for the dogs of Mindelo?

Posted: **Sat Aug 29, 2015 12:12 am**

Paula
They call it now a coffe house to be more modern, but it's still the same old tavern. The girl points to the place where Paulus is.

Paulus
Our dogs wouldn't do such a thing, they are good dogs. And it was a shock to us to know he had died. He was a strange fellow doing strange questions, but he was nice anyway.

Posted: **Sat Aug 29, 2015 3:21 am**

"Thanks again," says Paula. "Have a good day." She takes her leave and heads over to the tavern.

Posted: **Mon Aug 31, 2015 1:38 am**

Paulus

Perhaps I misunderstood eh, but you said 'Only if it is a dog from Mindelo. One of ours woul never do such a thing' I asked what is different about the dogs from Mindelo?

Posted: **Mon Sep 07, 2015 6:01 pm**

Paula
Paula sees Paulus talking with a men,

Paulus
"Our dogs behave well, I can't answer for those of Mindelo with all those strange kinds like rotweillers and bulldogs, Ours, are pure muttleys- says the men all proud".
Make an idea roll.

Posted: **Mon Sep 07, 2015 10:36 pm**

"Good day, sir," says Paula, pretending not to know Paulus. "Do you mind if I sit here?"

Posted: **Tue Sep 08, 2015 10:31 pm**

OOC: Idea Roll:[dice]0[/dice]

Paulus listens to the old man, but nothing he says triggers anything with him. He catches Agent Paula's eye and shrugs as mouths "nothing"

OOC: As soon as he gets an opportunity he'll recount what the man said to the others.

Posted: **Wed Sep 09, 2015 3:56 am**

"I couldn't help hearing you talking about that American who was killed nearby," says Paula, taking a seat. "Isn't it terrible? I heard that he was in this tavern asking all sorts of questions before he died. I wonder what he was asking, and what the answers were."

Posted: **Thu Sep 10, 2015 3:26 pm**

The portuguese looks a bit annoyed at Paula and answers:

"He was asking if there was strange alien or deformed children living here. But all the children living in this village are sons from this land and perfectly healthy. The only children from the outside are those from the orphanage".

Posted: **Fri Sep 11, 2015 3:30 am**

"Orphanage?" asks Paula. "What orphanage is this?"

Posted: **Wed Sep 16, 2015 5:19 pm**

-It's a orphanage near our village. You follow the road to the woods at east, and in less then 10 minutes you are there. Very isolated place. At tleast the kids are safe there, without be attacked by any dogs.

Posted: **Thu Sep 17, 2015 5:26 am**

"Thank you," says Paula. "That's good to hear." She turns to Paulus and gives him a meaningful look.

Posted: **Thu Sep 17, 2015 9:36 am**

Paulus
Waiting until there is no one to overhear him. Well we need to look at the site of the murder, but if our man was asking about kids then the orphanage seems like as good place to start as any. Lets go get the car and drive up there.

Posted: **Fri Sep 18, 2015 4:27 am**

Paula nods. "Okay, let's go," she says, heading with him to the car.

Posted: **Fri Sep 18, 2015 9:10 am**

Agent Paulus

Paulus gives Agent Parker the nod to indicate they are going.

We need some kind of cover story as to why were interested in this place. Any suggestions? Says Paulus starting the car.

OOC: Assuming we get back to the car without interruption. Paulus and Paula will brief Parker on everything they have discovered. They'll then drive in the car towards the location of the Orphanage, stopping as soon as its visible so as to observe the orphanage and its surroundings without being to obvious.

Posted: **Fri Sep 18, 2015 1:54 pm**

You follow by the road. The street is very narrow with all those houses; suddenly, you leave the the village behind and there are just fields cultivated. Half a mile latter, the road enters in a wood. It get's very dark in contrast with the sunligth of the openfield. You continue a little more, and then you see a big property with a wall of stone; it is about 2,5 meters of height; there is a metal gate (with an audio intercom), and at it's side, there is has a sign that says something. But by the description, it is the orphanage.

OOC: Please make a roll in spanish.

Posted: **Fri Sep 18, 2015 2:01 pm**

Paulus parks the car up off the road and concealed as much as possible by the trees.

Parker you speak some Spanish don't you? says Parker as he climbs from the car

OOC: I suspect Paulus would have no idea, but is it unnussual to see something written in Spanish, while in Portugal? I thought the two languages were quite different.

Posted: **Fri Sep 18, 2015 2:09 pm**

OOC: There are. Specially in complex phrases, and orally they sound completly different, but many of the vocabulary is similar. An exemple:
Portuguese: Orfanato de meninos
Spanish: Orfanato de ninõs.
English: Orphanage of children

So, someone who know spanish, can read a bit of portuguese (specially very simple phrases and road signs), but not poetry.

A more complex phrase:
Portuguese: Eu vou comer
Spanish: me voy a comer
English: I will go eat.
You can see that in this case, it's much more different, even if the verb is the same.

Posted: **Sun Sep 20, 2015 5:22 am**

"Well, I can't make heads or tails of it," Paula says.

Posted: **Tue Sep 22, 2015 12:57 pm**

[dice]0[/dice]

OOC: I have incurred an extreme fail. What does this mean?

Agent Parker attempts to read the sign, but none of the words seem familiar.

Posted: **Wed Sep 23, 2015 9:12 am**

You read gold fever. It must be some Hospital. Not the Orphanage.

Posted: **Wed Sep 23, 2015 10:13 am**

Agent Paulus,

Well its the only building we've seen which matches the directions, we can drive on a bit more and see if there is an alternative but I suggest we just use at the intercom and ask for directions. We still haven't agreed to a cover story. My suggestion is we're working for an animal charity and we heard of strays in this area as a result of the man being savaged.

Posted: **Wed Sep 23, 2015 9:34 pm**

"I agree," says Paula. "We've come out all this way, we may as well buzz and ask them. If it turns out this isn't the orphanage, they could know where it is."

Posted: **Thu Sep 24, 2015 3:21 pm**

"We should also see if they know anything, being a hospital I imagine they may know more about what's going on and might even have records of previous attacks or abnormalities."
States Agent Parker

Posted: **Sun Sep 27, 2015 4:57 pm**

Agent Paulus
OK agent Parker do you want to do the honours as you speak the language

Posted: **Mon Sep 28, 2015 1:29 am**

Alright, I'll head in and see if I can get directions to the orphanage as well as see if any of the hospital workers now anything about any unnatural happennings in the area. I'll pretend to be part of the animal charity Agent Paula mentioned. Does this charity have a name Agent Paula?
Questions Agent Parker

Posted: **Mon Sep 28, 2015 2:23 am**

"I don't think we ever agreed on a name," says Paula, "and it wasn't my idea originally. Let's call it Watchdogs.'

Posted: **Mon Sep 28, 2015 10:55 pm**

OOC: Sorry ghill, I thought Mr. Handy was the one that posted about the charity. Got people's posts confused.

"Watchdogs it is then. I'll go in and see if I can find out about the local orphanage. I'll also speak to a hospital administrator about any information concerning any more dog atacks or victims of "other" things. It is of course our job as The Watchdogs to find out such things in order to create and maintain a friendly community between dog and man."
States Agent Parker with a slight humorous tone at the end.

Posted: **Tue Sep 29, 2015 9:58 am**

OOC: So, can we advance now?

Posted: **Tue Sep 29, 2015 3:38 pm**

OOC: Please, do. I don't know about the others but I'm happy for you to move things along as and when you see fit, as long as your happy to retcon if we violently disagree.

Posted: **Wed Sep 30, 2015 5:37 am**

Posted: **Wed Sep 30, 2015 9:32 am**

After you push a button, you hear a male voice in portuguese. Aftear hearing you in english they ask:
Who is it?

Posted: **Wed Sep 30, 2015 4:26 pm**

Hello, I'm Rick Anderson and I'm part of a group called Watchdogs that investigates canine attacks in order to prevent further voilence between dog and man. We at Watchdogs have heard of a dog attack that resulted in the death of an individual and are investigitating. We believe that the stray or stray dogs responsible may be connected to a local orphanage and would like directions to the local orphanage so that we may prevent further human or canine casualties. We would also like to know if your hospital has any records of injuries or deaths caused by canines or other animals. Anything seemingly unusual would aide us in our mission.

OOC: Don't know the proper procedure for names and I know I should'nt use my real name so I just came up with one

Posted: **Thu Oct 01, 2015 4:09 am**

Paula mentally rolls her eyes, though they don't move at all. He's blowing it! she thinks.He should have just started by asking where the orphanage is and not offered any information unless needed. I wouldn't believe his story, but let's hope this man is gullible.

Posted: **Thu Oct 01, 2015 9:08 am**

There is a pause and then:

This is the orphanage and we are not responsable for any attacks from dogs to persons.

OOC: Please make a fast talk roll.

Posted: **Thu Oct 01, 2015 1:26 pm**

[dice]0[/dice]

OOC: My fast talk is 35, and thus this is quite a good success

Posted: **Fri Oct 02, 2015 10:43 pm**

"Very well, you may enter"
After some minutes, the gate is open. A short men in his late 50's appear dressed. He makes you a sign to follow him. Inside, you see that there are two buildings: one seems a school, the other a small palace, with lot's of colors (golden, brown, blue). The men takes you (without saying a word) to the one that seems a school. You see some boys and girls (10) playing soccer in a field. In the school, after a corridor, you arrive at an office. He open the door, and you see a bald men in his late thirties, in a desk with a computer.
"Yes?"

Posted: **Sat Oct 03, 2015 4:14 am**

"I'm sure you must have heard about the American who was killed recently, reportedly by a dog attack," says Paula. "Did he visit this orphanage before it happened?"

Posted: **Sun Oct 04, 2015 11:28 pm**

"I think I remember that there was a foreigner that came here some days ago and wanted to make us a donation. I don't know if it was the same. And we don't have any dogs here. Too dangerous with all the children here. So, I don't see any connection."

OOC: Make a spot hidden roll and a psychology roll please.

Posted: **Mon Oct 05, 2015 1:08 am**

Paula doesn't see much of interest in the office, and she can't get a good read on the man.

Posted: **Mon Oct 05, 2015 10:27 pm**

OOC: Please, all roll.

Posted: **Tue Oct 06, 2015 12:48 am**

OOC: My spot hidden is 60 [dice]0[/dice]
My Psychology is 5 [dice]1[/dice]

Posted: **Tue Oct 06, 2015 5:06 pm**

[dice1d100][/dice]
[dice1d100][/dice]

Posted: **Tue Oct 06, 2015 10:31 pm**

OOC: I'm sorry ghill, but I can't see your results. What rolls did you get?

Posted: **Tue Oct 06, 2015 11:03 pm**

OOC: Spot hidden 1d100=10
Psychology 1d100=82

Paulus can't get a good read off the man, but think he's noticed something.

Posted: **Wed Oct 07, 2015 9:40 am**

You cannot notice anything about the man, he is probably telling the true. But Paulus notice that there are lot's of books about genetics. Lot's of them really. And several small handwritten books. And a closet.

Posted: **Wed Oct 07, 2015 9:47 pm**

Paulus tries to give a subtle nod to the others with regards the books.

"I'm sorry sir we haven't be formally introduced my name is Richard Paulus, you are?....... The connection we're looking for is where these strays might be found. Watchdogs is an animal welfare charity at heart so our aim in this case will be to find the dogs and if they are strays to remove them to one of the charities kennels where they can be re-homed at a later date. I have to say I'm surprised you say there are no dogs here, the reason we are here is several villagers claimed there were dogs at the orphanage. Why do you think they might say that?

Paulus lets his comments sink in then continues

"Might there perhaps be dogs attracted to the orphanages bins. Dogs can be terrible scavengers, especially strays who have to live by their wits, or perhaps the children have been giving them titbits and treats. If you were to let us walk around the orphanage's grounds we could quickly tell you if there is evidence of dogs getting onto the orphanages property and any measures you might take to prevent it happening again."

Posted: **Thu Oct 08, 2015 11:31 am**

The man looks at you deeply and the makes an ironic smile.
My name is Luis da Cunha Francisco de Almeida Castro da Nóvoa and I'm the Director of this Orphanage. I seriously doubt that any of those dogs would managed to enter here, unless they would be able to fly. And about the children... we are very strict. None of them would dare to break the rules. I do not now anything abouth the locals: we avoid any contact with them, since they are just a bunch of ignorant fishers and they are just probably trying to avoid been considered guilty. But I do not see any problem in letting you see the outside ground. - He raises his voice and says:
José!- The door is open and the man you say before, enter, receives some instructions and nods. Finally the director says:
-Well, I think you can go now with José. After you finish looking and not finding any trace of animals, you don't need to bother to return here, you can go away. With this words, he dismiss you and return reading some report.

Posted: **Thu Oct 08, 2015 4:15 pm**

Many thanks for your assistance director. I promise we'll be out of your hair as soon as possible. Then turning to the janitor. José why don't you lead the way, we'll follow after. then turning back to the director. Director, I assume as long as we don't take pictures of the children, you are OK with us taking photos. We can use them to highlight anywhere which may be at risk or encouragement to these stray dogs so prevent them from hanging around the orphanage.

Paulus will agree to whatever the Director says about photos.

As soon as they are out of the office and following Jose at a suitable distance, Paulus whispers to the others. Take in every detail, photograph everything you can get away with. I think we'll be coming back here to look around. I'm sure that creep is up to something.".

Posted: **Thu Oct 08, 2015 4:20 pm**

The director agreed with pictures as long as you don't publish them.

Posted: **Fri Oct 09, 2015 5:39 am**

Paula nods, taking out her cell phone and starting to snap pictures with it.

Posted: **Mon Oct 12, 2015 8:56 am**

Paulus takes occasional photos but not of the things he is most interested which are all related to the Orphanages security. What windows are barred, which doors and windows are alarmed, where he might climb over the wall, where there is cover anything which will help him get into the Orphanage with as little effort and smallest risk.

Posted: **Mon Oct 12, 2015 4:45 pm**

The place seem quite easy to penetrate: you don't see any special measures of security. The windows aren't bared (they cannot be by legal reasons), the alarm seems pretty normal. It seems easy.
Jose after some time, looks at his clock and make a sign to see if you have finished.

Posted: **Mon Oct 12, 2015 8:45 pm**

"May we speak to any of the children Jose? The children may have seen some of the strays we're looking for, even if they haven't interacted with them. asks Agent Parker

Posted: **Tue Oct 13, 2015 4:39 am**

"Yes, I'm sure the children would have played outside," says Paula. "They might have seen or heard something."

Posted: **Wed Oct 14, 2015 9:28 am**

-Sim.
The man call some kids. They are all very thin, some with slender eyes. He says something in a harsh voice and then the kids look very afraid. One of the them gulps and asks:
-What do you want miss?

Posted: **Wed Oct 14, 2015 10:19 pm**

"Do you remember when the American came to visit?" asks Paula. "The one who was killed recently by an apparent dog attack?"

Posted: **Thu Oct 15, 2015 9:15 am**

-There was a foreigner, yes. But he didn't speak to us, only to the director. He wasn't nice.

Posted: **Thu Oct 15, 2015 2:32 pm**

While the others are talking Paulus slips outside and walks around the outside of the building, looking for points of entry whether they are doors windows or simply a tree next to a fence.

Posted: **Thu Oct 15, 2015 3:17 pm**

Paulus:

You see a small kid making you a sign calling you, behind the school building.

Posted: **Thu Oct 15, 2015 3:30 pm**

Paulus doesn't make any sign of having seen the boy but wanders over until he is within earshot.

"Hey, hows it going."

Posted: **Thu Oct 15, 2015 7:57 pm**

"Really?" asks Paula, surprised at this revelation. "What did he do or say that wasn't nice?"

Posted: **Fri Oct 16, 2015 8:14 pm**

Agent Parker sees the man give him an odd stare.
[dice]0[/dice]
But nothing seems suspicious.

Posted: **Sat Oct 17, 2015 2:51 am**

Paula notices something disturbing, but she doesn't show any reaction to it.

Posted: **Sat Oct 17, 2015 2:11 pm**

Paulus wanders back to the others, "Well guys and gals, there's no sign of dogs, and we shouldn't over stay our welcome, shall we go now."

Posted: **Mon Oct 19, 2015 10:35 am**

-Well, I'l take you to the gate, senhores.

He follow you, open the gates and shut it without a word after you leave.

Posted: **Tue Oct 20, 2015 4:38 am**

"Did you get a good look at those kids?" asks Paula once Jose is out of earshot. "Some of them had weird-looking eyes. Sounds like some sort of genetic abnormality."

Posted: **Tue Oct 20, 2015 9:42 pm**

Paulus says nothing simply getting into the car an waiting for the others, he drives on past the orphanage rather than simply turn around so they can get a better idea of the orphanages surroundings. Its only after he has finally turned the car around and driven back to the village that he speaks.

OK, so one of the kids told me the other kids saw our man come and talk to the director and then break in at night and head into the main building where the classes are and incidentally when the director has his office. Our man wasn't seen again, but later the janitor went for a short late night drive. And no, I didn't see anything weird about the kids, but I did notice the director has a load of books about genetics. I guess we're going back, but not tonight, although I do suggest driving back here after dark so we can and perhaps even camping out so we can see what the routine is.

Paulus thinking: The kid said they always found him when he ran away. I wonder whether the kids have tracking devices on them?

OOC: Assuming everyone is OK with the idea I suggest we get some camping gear as well as binoculars and cameras and stake the orphanage out.

Posted: **Wed Oct 21, 2015 5:12 am**

"Sounds good to me," says Paula. "The one I spoke to said that the American wasn't nice. He didn't say anything, but he gave them an ugly look like many outsiders. I think he must have noticed what I did about the children."

Posted: **Thu Oct 22, 2015 4:12 am**

"Sounds good to me as well"
Replies Agent Parker
"Where are we going to get the supplies and how do you plan on us camping outside the orphanage at night without getting noticed? I have a feeling that the director has probably upped his security since the break in and possibly since a bunch of strangers just came in asking odd questions. Perhaps we should get some gillie suits or something similar?"

OOC: Are there any trees around the orphanage that would be good to hide in and tall enough to provide a good vantage point?

Posted: **Thu Oct 22, 2015 9:05 am**

OOC: There are lot's of trees (it's a wood), but to climb them, you will need to make climb rolls.

Posted: **Thu Oct 22, 2015 9:41 am**

Paulus smiles Supplies are easy enough. We can get all the stuff we need at a camping store. Sleeping bags, bivvy bags, a canvas sheet, some tent pegs a couple of shovels, water, heavy duty bin bags. Oh and it'll be what we call "hard routine" which means wrapping up well to keep warm and no lights or fires. We move in at night construct a hide for two of us and then rotate in and out after darkness, we wont be out and about in the daylight. We don't hide in trees because you can't stay in one for the sort of time we'll want to stay hidden. You wont need Ghillie suits because you wont be out in the open. Its all cool, this is what I do for a living*

OOC: *IC its what he does for the CIA ...and Twenty years ago it was what I was doing for my living IRL (not for the CIA

OOC: Is hunting popular in Portugal? Would we be able to get hold of any kind of night vision? otherwise a really good pair of binoculars and a very good digital camera.

Posted: **Thu Oct 22, 2015 1:52 pm**

OOC: yes, it is, but it is only legal after the end of summer. But watching birds and other wildlife is also acceptable, and besides in the summer there is lot of people who makes illegal camping for a couple of days and as long as they don't start fires or make any damage, usually nobody complains. You can buy night vision googles only in a big city... but internet and an express service can get that in less than 24 hrs (or you can stay with the binoculars and the digital camera, thoset are easy to get).

Posted: **Thu Oct 22, 2015 2:42 pm**

OOC: How long to drive to the big city? It might make sense to do this because in a big city it would be easier to spread all our purchases around. Last thing we need is for the police to find loads of camping gear after a horrific bloodbath where loads of kids are shot, then have the local camping goods store owner say "Yeah, that's my stuff here is the video of the three people who bought it

Posted: **Thu Oct 22, 2015 3:31 pm**

OOC: It's about 30 minutes to Oporto.

Posted: **Thu Oct 22, 2015 3:55 pm**

Who fancies driving down to Oporto for the rest of the day on a shopping trip. We can grab a nice meal and perhaps find a hotel so we can get our heads down for a few hours before we head back out later tonight says Paulus

Posted: **Fri Oct 23, 2015 5:15 am**

"Great, let's go," says Paula. "I hope they have a big enough sleeping bag for me."

Posted: **Fri Oct 23, 2015 2:19 pm**

You spend several hours buying the stuff you need. You eat meals of traditional portuguese cuisine (codfish with baked potatoes, pork with rice in steam oven and guts of lamb with beans).

OOC: Make me please a list of what you want to buy.

Posted: **Sat Oct 24, 2015 5:12 am**

Posted: **Sat Oct 24, 2015 2:27 pm**

OOC: We'll need water, food, sleeping bags,bivvy bags, binoculars, night vision gear (if available), ~~small tents (though a bit less small in my case), and portable heaters to keep us warm at night without a fire~~, two canvas sheets, tent pegs, heavy duty bags to carry spoil and rubbish away, two shovels, a decent rucksack to carry it all in and out with.

Paulus watches Paula as she looks at the tents. "Where are you going to put that up? Someone walking around is bound to see it? The whole idea of the hide is someone can be standing right on top of us and they wont know." he points at the heater "You wont need those either, you'll either be in the car or in the hide, either one you'll be warm enough. Just make sure you've got the right clothes for outdoors, so you can add and remove layers as you require..

Posted: **Sun Oct 25, 2015 3:21 am**

"Yeah, good point," says Paula. "We'll forgo the tents and heaters, then."

Posted: **Mon Oct 26, 2015 10:22 am**

You returned to Mindelo after the shopping done. It's about 10 PM, and it's finally night

Posted: **Tue Oct 27, 2015 5:22 am**

Paula helps set up the campsite once they pick out a concealed location amongst the trees from which they can watch the orphanage.

Posted: **Wed Oct 28, 2015 10:37 am**

You notice that in the building where everyone is sleeping, mot of the ligths are turn off at 10 PM. The last ones are at 11PM. On the bulding where is the office and classes (the school), the ligths are dead. But at 5 AM, you notice that 2 persons leave the school and go in direction of the dormitory. At 7. AM, you notice some movements, and some cars arrive (teachers). At 8. AM the kids go to the classes.

Posted: **Wed Oct 28, 2015 4:29 pm**

OOC: Does the movement at 5AM coincide with lights coming on in the dormitories?

Is it possible to use a spot hidden or a Photography Skill check to identify the people coming from the school and heading to the dormitory

Also can we work out who stays overnight is it the caretaker and the Director, or there anyone else.

Posted: **Thu Oct 29, 2015 10:25 am**

OOC: The movement at 5Am is from two persons who are going from the building of office/classes and going to the dormitories. After that, everything is quiet until 7. AM. But the dormitories only start having some movement at 7. AM (people waking up).
You can use a spot hidden to see if you recognize who is going from the bulding of the offices to the dormitories at 5. AM. and photograph if you want.

Posted: **Thu Oct 29, 2015 10:42 am**

OOC: Spot Hidden Skill 80% - [dice]0[/dice]
Photography Skill 45% - [dice]1[/dice]

Paulus doesn't need the photos to recognise the two figures.

Posted: **Fri Oct 30, 2015 5:49 am**

Paula can't get a good look at the people, and her pictures don't come out well due to the poor lighting.

Posted: **Fri Oct 30, 2015 10:38 am**

OOC: You recoignize the janitor and the director. We just need agent Parker to see if he can photograph.

Posted: **Fri Oct 30, 2015 10:04 pm**

Agent Parker angles his camera towards the distant targets and attempts a shot.
[dice]0[/dice]

OOC: Photography skill is base 10

Posted: **Mon Nov 02, 2015 10:40 am**

OOC: So, no photograph.. But at leat you know who are the two men. What do you do now?

Posted: **Tue Nov 03, 2015 12:21 am**

OOC: Rinse and repeat. Spend another day and a night watching, see if the events of the last night are the same over multiple nights. See what happens during the day.

Posted: **Tue Nov 03, 2015 7:04 am**

Posted: **Tue Nov 03, 2015 11:22 am**

About the nights: in the first 2 days, both men leave some minutes before 5 AM the building. On the third day, they, they leave about A AM. But two kids jump the wall, and escape. On the fourth day, the director and the janitor leave again at 1 AM.

About the days: it seems quite normal in the first two days (school, kids playing, eating). But on the third day, the director leaves in the car at the end of the morning and just return at the end of the day with the kids who escaped at night. They are put in detention. On the fourth day, you see the director taking blood samples from one class of the older kids (about 17 years old). They don't seem very happy (specially the girls), but accept. You notice that all classes have the same proportion: 5 boys and 5 girls. That mean a total of 180 kids, from babies to 18 years old.

OOC: Mr Handy, you can try to investigate about the orphanage in the net, or sending a message to your superior in delta green.

Posted: **Tue Nov 03, 2015 3:59 pm**

OOC: Actually, how about doing person checks on the director and other members of staff and seeing if anything 'pops' up. Anyone want a bet our friendly director is a disgraced geneticist

Posted: **Tue Nov 03, 2015 5:20 pm**

ghill wrote:
OOC: Actually, how about doing person checks on the director and other members of staff and seeing if anything 'pops' up. Anyone want a bet our friendly director is a disgraced geneticist

OOC: I'll take that bet. No idea how this fits in with the black goo we're investigating, but its obvious that the orphanage is just a controlled environment with generation after generation of test subjects being grown and reproduced. In fact, I think we should find out how long this orphanage has been in operation so as to have an idea about what generation they may be on. We also need to find out the rate at which the institution accepts new orphans and the adoption rates. An orphanage that neither accepts new orphans or allows orphans to be adopted I think is a strange enough occurance to warrant investigation by local police or at the least some child safety organization. While it wouldn't be in our best interest to let others investigate for us, it would still be a good option to have if we ever need a fallback plan.

Posted: **Tue Nov 03, 2015 8:09 pm**

drone232 wrote:We also need to find out the rate at which the institution accepts new orphans and the adoption rates. An orphanage that neither accepts new orphans or allows orphans to be adopted I think is a strange enough occurrence to warrant investigation by local police or at the least some child safety organization.

Doh, why didn't I think of that. Actually, if they do re-home or get children successfully adopted this would be another avenue for investigation.

Posted: **Wed Nov 04, 2015 6:11 am**

Posted: **Wed Nov 04, 2015 4:41 pm**

OOC: So, Parker (if it is Parker), make 8 library rolls

Posted: **Wed Nov 04, 2015 9:30 pm**

OOC: Eight! Wow. Alright then, my library skill is 50 and thus

[dice]0[/dice]

Posted: **Fri Nov 06, 2015 10:47 am**

Ok, so you discovered the following:

About the director (two fails rolls, one success): you discovered that he migrated to America and created a company of genetics in the 60's, had very success and then retired in 1980.
About the Orphanage (two fails, one sucess): it's a private orphanage (doesn't belong to the estate, but still has to obey to the rules), it was created in the early 80's.
About the company that the director created (two fails): you don't discover much. It is a nice company who try to make a better world (that's what they say in their page).

Posted: **Thu Nov 12, 2015 10:39 am**

OOC: So, what do you do?

Posted: **Fri Nov 13, 2015 4:15 am**

Posted: **Fri Nov 13, 2015 2:49 pm**

Paulus

"OK so he goes to the States in the 60's and starts a company. Assuming, it was a reasonably successful business, he retires twenty years later and returns home with a briefcase full of cash. Back home he immediately sets up an orphanage and starts a new career as the director. We know there is something up with the kids...or at least some of them. The speed with which they catch the runaways is a bit suspicious too and they seem to be conducting some kind of experimentation. We know our man came here...and that he probably didn't come out again. That the Janitor disposed of the body.

Paulus pauses for a moment.

"Personally, I think we have enough here to warrant going in and conducting a close target recce on the place, you know have a really good look inside. I also have another suggestion. We wait for some more kids to get out and then lift them ourselves, we can get them a long distance away from her in the night and then we can talk to them at leisure. Also we know that at some point the director will leave to find them, perhaps if we lift them ourselves we can find out how he does that?

Posted: **Sat Nov 14, 2015 6:55 am**

"I like the second plan," says Paula. "We can always go in later, and the more information we have before we do, the better."

Posted: **Sat Nov 14, 2015 8:11 am**

Paulus continues

The only downside with lifting the kids is that we risk showing our hand to the Director. Also if he, or anyone else else for that matter discovers us with the kids we risk being labelled kidnappers or worse. I wonder if instead of us lifting them, we can get the bosses to talk to their friends in the authorities here toto do the job for us. Then we can talk to them in the comfort of a police interview room instead.

Posted: **Sun Nov 15, 2015 5:04 am**

"That does sound better," says Paula. "It sure beats being in a police interview room the other way. We can say that the children show signs of abuse, and it's true. The experiments do constitute abuse."

Posted: **Tue Nov 17, 2015 6:25 pm**

"I agree", says Parker, "we need to do this in a way that keeps us out of the law's suspicion and keeps the director in it. We just need to make sure we keep an eye on him when the authorities start investigating him to make sure he dousn't already have a plan for if this happens, which he might".

Posted: **Thu Nov 19, 2015 5:39 pm**

OOC: So you are contacting your contacts from delta green? Or your superiors from your agencies?

Posted: **Fri Nov 20, 2015 9:15 am**

OOC: So the plan is to continue watching the orphanage, but the next time we see any children trying to escape we are going to coordinate picking them up with the police. Ideally, it will just be a matter of us warning the police where they can pick the children up, but if necessary we'll grab them and take them to the police. What we really need cleared is an opportunity to question the kids in private. This is what we are going to need someone in authority to clear for us.

Am I correct in thinking the kids escaped in the early hours of the morning (1-2am) and the director went out to recover them nearer mid morning (around 10-11am)?

Posted: **Fri Nov 20, 2015 10:45 am**

OOC: Yes.

Posted: **Fri Nov 20, 2015 12:32 pm**

OOC: OK so this gives us several hours in which to interview the kids. Ideally we also take them as far from the orphanage as possible for the interview. This means the director will be away for an extended period of time. We should consider whether we break into his office during this time?

Posted: **Mon Nov 23, 2015 6:52 am**

Posted: **Tue Nov 24, 2015 10:22 am**

OOC: So, we advance a little.

2 days latter, you notice that after the director leaves the building (about 1 AM), 3 kids (two boys and a girl) leaving some time after.

Posted: **Tue Nov 24, 2015 12:51 pm**

OOC: Have we made arrangements with the police for assistance with the kids? Ideally this will be with the Policia Nacional (so we can get them further away), but I expect will probably be the Policia Local.

The director leaves building and kids then leave subsequently. I take it director takes a car, the the kids leave on foot? Is there anything to suggest the kids were waiting for the director to leave?

Also how did the kids leave? Did they climb over the wall, or through a door?

Paulus' suggestion would be for whoever is on backup duty to follow the director in the car, while the two people in the hide back out of it and approach the kids. I'm happy to handle either job.

Alternatively, one of us follows the director, one of us follows kids, while one of us breaks into the orphanage and subsequently the directors office. Either way the director needs to be followed.

Posted: **Wed Nov 25, 2015 6:22 am**

Posted: **Thu Nov 26, 2015 9:24 am**

Paulus

Paulus waits for the Director to move on, then makes his way back to the car. The light doesn't come on when he's opens the door, because he's already removed the bulb. Starting the car he makes sure the lights are off until he makes his way back to the main road where his lights appearing in the night wont appear to unusual. Keeping his eyes on the road Paulus hits the speed dial on his phone to open a conference call with the others.

OOC: Naturally, if he leaves or continues on foot, so will Paulus. Also assuming Drone/Parker has no strenuous objection.

Posted: **Fri Dec 04, 2015 4:19 pm**

OOC: The kids leave on foot, and use the wall. For where they go, you don't know.... You must follow them. The director only leaves the orphanage at the end of the morning (on car). But if one of you gives a ride to the kids, it will take much longer... Is this the option?
OOC 2: You have alerted the PSP (Policia de Segurança Pública), who will alert the Social Security who need to make an proper investigation and then will send someone. What did you expected?

Posted: **Fri Dec 04, 2015 11:36 pm**

OOC: originally you wrote

kabukiman wrote:you notice that after the director leaves the building (about 1 AM), 3 kids (two boys and a girl) leaving some time after.

but then in the last post wrote

kabukiman wrote:The director only leaves the orphanage at the end of the morning (on car).

These seem contradictory statements and quite drastically changes how we handle the kids and the Director.

Posted: **Sat Dec 05, 2015 4:05 pm**

OOC: Sorry if I wasn't clear. The director leaves the building to go sleep after 1 AM; after the kids run away. And in the end of the morning after the director awakes, he leaves the orphanage to grab the runners. Any doubts

Posted: **Sat Dec 05, 2015 7:35 pm**

OOC: OK so Paulus will follow him discretely in the car where does he go? Where does he keep the car?

Paulus:

Depending on where he puts the car, I'll disable it. So when he goes after the kids he'll be delayed. I'll simply swap fuses for the fuel pump, so it starts but burns out after he's been driving for a while**.

OOC: **Paulus has high mechanical and electronic repair skills so if this isn't a suitable solution I assume he'll know what is.But basically he doesn't want the car to simply not start, he wants the director's car to break down away from home so he's delayed more.

Posted: **Sun Dec 06, 2015 6:06 am**

Paula nods to Parker and starts to follow the children discreetly from a distance, not wanting to approach them until they're well away from the orphanage. "I'll follow them," she whispers, "and you follow me."

Posted: **Mon Dec 07, 2015 11:16 am**

Paula:

The kids walk about an hour and stop in a train station. Then they wait until a train appears.

Paulus:

Make two mechanical rolls.

Posted: **Mon Dec 07, 2015 11:58 am**

Paulus pops the car's bonnet and starts to fiddle about inside. Unfortunately he is unfamiliar with the make and model of car and doesn't know where to start. Unwiling to simply wreck the car he backing off into the shadows. Once safely concealed he sets off to find himself a shard of glass (if he needs to break a bottle he'll do covertly with it wrapped in his jacket) and returns to slip it under the rear passenger side wheel.

OOC: Mechanical Repair 45%

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Posted: **Tue Dec 08, 2015 5:22 am**

Paula beckons for Parker to join her. "They're going to board the train," she says. "We need to be aboard too. We should make the approach while the train is in motion."

Posted: **Wed Dec 09, 2015 3:49 am**

"Alright, I'm ready. You just lead the way."

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Posted: **Wed Dec 09, 2015 6:47 am**

Paula nods and buys two tickets for the train.

Posted: **Wed Dec 09, 2015 11:34 am**

Paula and Parker:

It's friday nigth. The train if full of two kind of people: the last workers returning to home and kids going to go to some party. The group you are following find a place to sit.

Paulus:

OOC After leaving the glasses, what do you do?

OOC2: I have edited the post

Posted: **Wed Dec 09, 2015 7:28 pm**

OOC: I have to say that seems a bit harsh. Paulus was clearly trying to avoid that sort of thing. I failed I didn't fumble.

Posted: **Wed Dec 09, 2015 8:14 pm**

OOC: A fumble would destroy the engine for good; but i'l give your this choice: if you decide that since you are not able to sabotage as you wanted, you leave the car intact; if this is your choice, I'l edit.

Posted: **Wed Dec 09, 2015 8:52 pm**

kabukiman wrote:OOC: A fumble would destroy the engine for good; but i'll give your this choice: if you decide that since you are not able to sabotage as you wanted, you leave the car intact; if this is your choice, I'l edit.

OOC: Why would that be a fumble? Paulus whole aim is to make sure the car is wrecked en route, whether the car is repairable or permanently wrecked is immaterial (certainly not a concern of Paulus's). Wrecking the car in the Director's driveway is the complete opposite of what he's trying to achieve, hence why I think it is a fumble result. So yes Paulus will not try and sabotage the car mechanically, but instead place glass behind the wheels in order to cause a puncture (as per my post).

Posted: **Wed Dec 09, 2015 9:11 pm**

Parker watches the kids through his night visio goggles.
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OOC: My spot hidden is 60

Posted: **Thu Dec 10, 2015 3:28 am**

Posted: **Thu Dec 10, 2015 10:45 am**

OOC I have edited the post.

Posted: **Thu Dec 10, 2015 3:48 pm**

Having placed the glass, Paulus withdraws to his own car parked, so he he can see the Director's. He then settles down for a long night of keeping the Directors house under observation.

OOC: I should have asked earlier where is the Director's home and what are his circumstances (flat, large house etc)

Posted: **Thu Dec 10, 2015 5:21 pm**

The director sleeps in the same building that the children; that means that the school building (with the office) is at this hour alone.

Posted: **Thu Dec 10, 2015 6:28 pm**

OOC: OK that is a bit frustrating. When you said he left the building, I thought you meant the orphanage, not just a building in the orphanage, hence my post about following him in the car. If he's at the orphanage, then everything I just described in my last few posts was a complete waste of time. I wouldn't have left the cover of the hide, nor would I have sabotaged the car as he can just use the janitors car, or the car of another member of staff.

OOC: If he doesn't leave the orphanage we should arrange with the local police to do a roadside check on his car when he does.

Posted: **Thu Dec 10, 2015 8:04 pm**

OOC: The janitor don't have a car, do you know how much they get paid in Portugal

? and since your idea was to sabotage the car or the tires, remember, that he won't notice the problem at the begining, but only after some time; being in the middle of nowhere with a car with problem isn't good to someone in a hurry. So your plan is perfectly fine. And in page 8, I said that 2 persons left the school building and walked to the dormitory, and it was the same routine, day after day, never that the director left the orphanage in a car in the middle of the night. The idea of the car check is also good.

Posted: **Fri Dec 11, 2015 4:27 am**

"Have your phone ready," says Paula to Parker. She approaches the children with a smile, ducking her head to keep from bumping it on the train car's ceiling. "Hello," she says to them. "Do you speak English?"

Posted: **Fri Dec 11, 2015 10:18 am**

Paula:
They look at you and the girl answer:
-Yes

Posted: **Sat Dec 12, 2015 6:21 am**

"Where are you kids headed?" asks Paula in a casual tone.

Posted: **Sat Dec 12, 2015 10:32 am**

-Like everyone here, we are going to a bar drink and have some fun.

Posted: **Sun Dec 13, 2015 6:39 am**

"That sounds cool," says Paula with a smile. "Which bar? I'd like to hang out too."

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