The city of Seth

[kabukiman]

OOC: So, your first move is going to (near) the campsite from the expedition?

[ghill]

OOC:   Not immediately we need to drive around first, establish the idea for anyone observing us that we are holidaymakers out on safari the people at the dig site must be getting their supplies from a local town, this might be the best place to start. if we don't know where they get their supplies then, by all means, let us go out into the desert proper and find the dig site, but slowly and cautiously.

[kabukiman]

OOC: you have the Falafra oasis near the campsite. It's a small town, with some tourists.

[Mr. Handy]

OOC,That sounds good. We should go there first.

[kabukiman]

You arrive in less then an hour at the city. It's economy depends heavily from agriculture, but the tourism is also important.
There are several small hotels, restaurants, and a bazar. There isn't a supermarket or something similar.
Your guide tells you that the bazar may be a good start.

[drone232]

OOC:   When we go to the Bazzar, who among us will be carrying a concealed weapon and do we need to role for it to stay concealed. Or is it normal for people to carry small arms when touring the city. Probably not I guess.

[Mr. Handy]

OOC,I'm sure we can conceal our pistols on our persons. Our rifles will have to remain stashed somewhere.

[ghill]

OOC:   I'd suggest no pistols at this point. Egypt is certainly not a place to be carrying, the army is still on the streets post the troubles a couple of years ago. Anyway, we're just funny stupid tourists, buying stupid shit souvenirs and asking questions about interesting things to do (ie dig sites). if we get into trouble of any kind at this point run.

[kabukiman]

OOC: so, where do put you weapons? In an hotel, or in some place in the desert?

[Mr. Handy]

OOC,Not the hotel. Someone could find them there. Let's bury them in the sand (inside a container, of course). We can mark the site for ourselves and also make a note of the GPS coordinates.

[ghill]

Spoiler:

The idea is we are supposed to be tourists on Safari, I envisage that as living under canvas in the desert. If not that should be something we're getting Youssef to sort out for us if he hasn't already. Ideally a camp located away from prying eyes. If there is a camp already set up and waiting for us then lets store the guns out in the desert. If not then lets (assuming he's trust worthy) leave everything with Youssef.

[drone232]

OOC:   I don't trust Youseff. I do, however, like the idea of us staying in a camp far away from prying eyes. No one knows who we are or why we're here yet. We could have two people go into town in search of information while one person stays behind and gaurds the secret camp.

[Mr. Handy]

OOC,Leaving someone at the secret camp at all times would only draw attention to it, and one of us alone would be vulnerable. If nobody else knows where it is, it should be safe enough.

[kabukiman]

OOC: You can create your own camp if you want, but there isn't any yet.

[ghill]

OOC:   Not a secret camp, just an isolated one...we don't want to arouse suspicions from any parties (authorities or cultist types ...or cultists types in the authorities) let's just make sure it is isolated (away from prying eyes, not somewhere you are simply going to stumble upon.), ideally inside the park and looks like a typical safari camp. I assume Youssef can supply the tents and camping gear. Lets do that first then go into town, we can prep gear for concealment as necessary.

[kabukiman]

You mount your camp in an area outside the city. It's not completely unusual, since people with some cattle do the same. But it's getting late; you can sleep in the camp (and postpone the trip to the town to the next day) or still go to the city.

[Mr. Handy]

"First thing, let's bury the guns," says Paula. "I don't know if the town has any night life, but if it does, we should probably play tourist and check it out."

[ghill]

"Agreed, lets go now, it might even be better for us if there is little in the way of nightlife there then we're more likely to bump into any wandering archaeologists." says Paulus

OOC:   unless anyone has any objections lets fast forward to being tourists in town

[kabukiman]

It's sunset (6:20 PM); the temperature is getting cooler.
The Farafra town is small (about 5000 people). You see that most of it is cultivated; the buildings have a monotonous color: brown (even the mosque). There is a lot of people in the streets, locals and tourists. It seems people let the door of the houses open so they may talk with people passing.
In the market, you see people closing the stalls. But there are two restaurants open and one souvenir shop.

[Mr. Handy]

"Let's buy some souvenirs at the shop while it's still open," says Paula, "then have dinner at one of the restaurants. And remember not to haggle. We're dumb tourists, so we don't know we're supposed to."