The Church - Part 1 (Nasty Nun)

GM: Nina
Players: Nixie, Nina

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Synopsis: General Outline: Father Jacob, a priest at Saint Jude's Cathedral is trying to put a stop to a re-occuring burglary. Far beneath the Cathedral is a vast underground chamber/warehouse where the church stores its wealth of the centuries from the Western half of the continent (this side of the Mississippi); Art, scrolls, sculptures, vases, gold, artifacts, etc. Only the Priests know about this secret chamber/warehouse of the church and yet items are coming up missing. The police were called but cameras are not allowed in this area of the church (tradition) and after investigation the police could find no proof of burglary, other than the priest saying things keep coming up missing. No proof of a break in, etc.
Date: 5/9/2075


------> Nina's PrP <-------
Nina's Plot Log has now started.
This PrP Involves: Nina, Nixie
-----> Sun May 10 00:41:26 2075 <------
«Plot» Nina says, "First, do you give your consent to this playerplot? I do not intend to kill, maim, destroy or vaporize your alt or Nina.. but Shadowrun is a dangerous world. Do you agree that by entering this world there is a reasonable chance of injury and/or death?"
«Plot» Nina consents.

« Back-Story»

Nina is contacted by her Fixer contact - Tony Marchio. He is the mafia contact that Nina started working with when she moved to Denver from Detroit. She has not done much work for him over the last couple years so this call to Nina for assistance now is a bit unusual. Like starting over and keeping things simple.

Tony Marchio has asked Nina to meet with someone in the Free Trade Zone that is having problems. They are being periodically burglarized. The law/police have been informed but can not seem to find evidence of how the burglar is getting in, where they are going, who they are or where all of what they have been steeling has been taken off to.

Nina has agreed to meet this person and see what she can do to help.


----> Text Message to Nixie from Muse (#6503) <----

Nixie - This is Nina. I had some work drop in my lap. Can we meet up? It does not sound super dangerous so I thought it would be a good chance for us to spend some professional time together and get to know how each other works in those regards.


«OOC» Nixie says, "But I read everything and agree all the same."

----> Text Message to Muse from Nixie (#4139) <----

Sure thing, where and when? I was just killing time anyhow.


----> Text Message to Nixie from Muse (#6503) <----

How about I pick you up at the Subway resturant across the street from your apartment down the street a bit. You know the place? I can get a sandwhich while we drive to meet who is going to hire us. Also.. in the "tax free" world, I go by the name Muse. For purposes of commlinks and the like and using names in front of people. You have a commlink?


----> Text Message to Muse from Nixie (#4139) <----

Nah but I got my cell phone and everything if we need that kinda hook up. Why you got a spare? Already heading down there now.


----> Text Message to Nixie from Muse (#6503) <----

I do not have a spare. We could just use MinkLink if there is only two of us. Works far better anyway if we don't get too far from each other. Okay.. heading there now myself.


----> Text Message to Muse from Nixie (#4139) <----

Got'cha, thanks for thinking of me Suger Momma. ;)


Nina has already taken a shower and gotten into her 'work' clothing. Her satchel/purse is replaced with a larger backpack of common college kid style for lack of looking suspicious. In it she has her Highpowered Optical Binoculars, Survival Kit, Smartglove, Cerberus pistol, Autopicker, Survival Knife, OXSYS Artificial Gill, Micro-Recorder and then she puts in some items from her everyday satchel as well: Pocket flashlight, Biotech medkit, sunglasses, plasteel restraints, night vision contacts, NAV-Dat GPS, Pocket secretary, Pager and a handful of Expendable Foci.
Putting on her armored jacket, Nina gets into her SUV at the private entrance parking behind Elysium Fields and heads off to go to Subsay to pick up some food and a friend for a job.

Waiting off to the side wearing what looked like urban camo suit over top of a form fitting bodysuit she grinned seeing Nina show up. Holding a duffle bag with her twin Smartgun Ingrams as well as a Vibroblade stashed on the small of her back for those just in case situations. She was holding a bag with food in it apparently having gotten it for them while she waited for Nina and hopped into the passenger seat. "Hey, thanks for the call." She said leaning over to peck a kiss on her lips giving her cheek a little rub and a wink. "So whats the job anyhow? I got my gear just in case things get dicey.

Nina pulls over, unlocks the passengers door and when Nixie climbs in she can smell/see the food already retrieved, "Sweet.. thanks," she offers before the quick friendly kiss and then checks traffic and pulls out into traffic again.
As she drives she explains, "A contact of mine reached out and said he has this person that needs our help. They have a burglary issue that the cops can not figure out and my contact wants me to check and see if we can help with their problem."

Nixie took a moment unzipping the duffle bag as she held those two ingrams below the dash so people driving by couldn't see. Taking a moment to make sure her induction pads and smart-link system were working properly. "We, catching somebody or teaching the world a lesson about what happens to burglers of your /friends/ place?" She asked looking to Nina curiously. "Looks like my cyber systems are working ago, my mod chip to use these both as once even seems alright." She said waiting to hear what Nina said about the objective before she loaded any ammunition.

Nina drives on, a sniff, "Can I have one of those sandwhiches?" she inquires and then explains, "Right now I have nothing official about leathality desires of the Johnson, but I am told his name is Father Jacob. He is a Priest at Saint Judes Cathedral in the free trade zone. If it is public in any way I am sure they will want non-lethal due to public relations. If their religion is mixed up in it in any way, it might get messy. What with the Spanish Inquisition and all and the history of how ruthless the Catholic church can be to anyone that threatens their power and wealth."

Nixie grins and leans down getting one out for Nina and one for herself starting to chimp in as she handed off the other. "I went for the chicken breast! Its like totally my favorite." she said with a nod and listened on to Nina's explination. "Alright so what do you think the odds are, is this a crew hitting them or just a small time one or two guys? Would suck if we ended up crashing a gangs head quarters or something." She said with a little laugh and a shrug. "But I bet with your bad ass magic this will be a learning experience either way."

Nina accepts the sandwhich and works with one hand to unwrap it enough and then eats carefully as she drives, chatting between bites, "I don't know about my bad-assness factor, but I'm sure we will be smart about whatever happens. To be honest, I'm going to put my reputation a little on the line tonight. I am intending to do this with you so that I can see how you work. I'm going to be taking your lead on things and letting you run point on the decisions. If things are slow and we can plan I want to hear your thoughts first. I'd like to see what foundation and base you have when working before I start influencing you at all." She takes a bite and winks with her right eye before turning onto the highway for the FTZ and then picks up speed again.

Nixie blinked a that and gulped a little. "I.. I'm like super new at all this Nina, are you sure?" She said a little intimidated at the idea as she leaned back and ate biting her bottom lip and looking out the window a moment as she psyched herself up. "I mean I'll do it! Don't get me wrong. Its just I've never really done a run let alone been in charge before. You sure I'm okay to do this?"

Nina looks over to Nixie as she drives and then puts her eyes back on the road as she takes the ramp off the highway to the FTZ, "So far you have never led me to belive you would choose killing someone if there was another way to do it. You do not seem vengeful and twisted or liking the idea of hurting others. I think your heart will help you make wise choices."

Nixie huffed a moment and nodded. "Alright.. I'll do this." She said with a nod and finished her food. "I really hope I don't end up throwing that up on the mission." She said with a little shiver that went through her body as she got ready. Checking all of her gear and making sure you outfit was secure on her body as well as her harness that held her ammo pouches just in case.

Nina moves down into the nice downtown district streets with the super high security and cameras mounted in plain sight and hidden in places to cover every angle and vantage point. The windows of her SUV remain very darkly tinted and thankfully their faces have not been seen yet. Still, the SUV is registered to her REAL SIN and thus she is careful about how she is driving for she does not want the vehicle to be searched.

Nina drives on to a parking garage and takes it up to the top at the roof. The roof has no other vehicles parked up here at this late hour and it is a nice quiet location. Still, there is an elevator structure at one end of the rooftop parking lot and on it an obvious protective globe around a camera. Nina brings the vehicle to park so that the license plate in the back is parked to the outside edge of the rooftop parking and the front is facing the camera. Yes, going back on the recordings can reveal the license plate later on, but it's a feeling of security that calms her regardless.

Nina turns off the engine, "Do you spend much time here in the downtown area?"

Nixie shook her head. "No, I just got into town a few days ago I can't really say I spend a lot of time anywhere yet." She said looking around the downtown streets as they drove, the lights, the cameras, the lack of general dystopian depression that seemed to play so much of the city. "Guess this is where people go when they make it, huh?" She asked with a half smile looking to Nina to explain what they were doing. "Did the people that broke in actually get tracked down to here?"

Nina remains in the vehicle with the lights off to chat, "The thing about being downtown is that you have to realize you are being watched constantly. You are always on at least four cameras. Now… unless you are being super suspicoius like walking about with a shotgun over your shoulder or a crossbow or something ludirous, you don't raise any red flags. All this is good, but if things go sideways, there is always the possibility of them tracking you backwards on video to where you were.. from camera to camera, getting and gathering information on who you were last with, what vehicle you were in, tracking license plate numbers, running SIN checks, etc. It's like peeing in your bathtub.. not a great idea." She offers her explination about dealing in the downtown FTZ area.
Nina adds, "I will adjust my visual appearance after we get away from this location and before we meet the Johnson. If I do it now the cameras here will tag that look with this vehicle and if the info is ran, that will raise red flags. I have to appear legit until I can get some place to put on a disguise. In the day it is much easier, there are malls and shopping centers a bustle with activity you can get lost in. At night, you have to be a bit more crafty." A pause as she finishes her sandwhich, "You will find some people more paranoid than others. While being paranoid may keep you living longer and out of prison, you may be shaving some years off due to heart disease issues from the stress. This is a balance you will need to discover for yourself."
Nina adds, "To answer your question about the burglars, I do not know. I only know we are supposed to meet this Father Jacob at the Saint Judes Cathedral at the back entrance where he will let us inside and will then explain his situation to us."

Nixie listens to Nina explain the security of Downtown before giving her a nod and slinging her duffle bag over a shoulder taking a deep breath. "Alright I'm good. I think this suit covers up most of my body and I mean my cyberware isn't that obvious so I shouldn't get flagged." She said with a half smile before hopping out of the SUV to walk with Nina. "So Muse right? I gotta get used to calling you that from now on. At least while were working." She looked around the parking area a little bit. "But I think were alone for now, should be an easy trip to see the Father."

Nina nods to Nixie's comments and locks the SUV before heading for the stairway that adjoins the elevator structure on the rooftop, "If we get separated, do not come back to the vehicle. Find your way to a place called Blackbird park. There is a gazebo there. Write on paper or a cup or a datachip and leave it at the back side of the gazebo near the water sprinkler control box. There is a loose board at the base of the gazebo, put any message in there and I will check it. Then I can try and smuggle you out of the downtown sector and get you back home. But that drop location is a good place to leave me a message."

Rolling her shoulder loosening up a little Nixie nodded. "Got it, park, gazebo, loose board." She moved next to Nina and looked at her with a deep breath. "So do you feel good about this? Cause my stomach feels like a pretzel. I mean I used to do way worse in my life before but then.. I dunno I didn't have anything to live for, I guess that made it easy." She said trying to shake off her nerves and slid a hand through her hair.

Nina opens the door to the stairway and then they head down the well lit stairs. On each landing/floor there is another small camera in the open mounted high in the corner to observe (and maybe listen?).
At the first landing, Nina does a small head-motion and eye dart towards a camera as she is walking under it and her face is turned from it to let Nixie see what she is referring to and perhaps explain why she has fallen silent suddenly in their conversation. Nina does speak though, but the conversation is not connected to the previous, "I am hoping the shipment of daffadils can be brought in before Sally's Greenery gets hers. She always has faster deliveries at her store; I think she paid someone off at the border to make sure she gets her seasonal shipments first."

And they keep going downward to the ground floor.

Nixie's eyes followed hers and gave a little glance of acknowledgment as she played along. "Oh I wouldn't worry I'm sure we'll get everything you need before the seasons over, but I heard tulips of all sorts of colors are all the rage right now as gifts. I heard on the trid that each different color represents a different kinda message to send to your loved ones. Its such a fun little game you can play people will snatch them up like crazy." She said with a little giggle doing her best to sound like a slightly air-headed and hopefully boring teenage girl.

Nina gives Nixie a wink for playing along so well on their way down as they step out of the bottom doorway into the ground level of the parking garage. It looks like the stairs continue downward into the sub-levels as well.

A waft of urine smell catches on the wind and drifts around the ladies a moment.

Nina looks around, pays attention to the direction the wind is coming from and then walks along the hip-high concrete wall of the parking garage until she narrows in on the source.

Nina stops and offers Nixie a big smile, "Perfect," and then she hops up onto the ledge with her butt, swings her legs over and then drops down over the wall and out of sight. A second later a thud can be heard as she lands.

Nixie didn't need to be so careful thanks to her cyber augmentations simply vaulting the wall as she landed with a soft hiss as the hydraulic jacks in her legs eased the fall so she hardly ever felt it. Looking around and then towards Nina. "Place looks pretty low key, guess its a good spot for meet some friends huh?" She said with a half smile. "So what'cha think, should I put on my best mean girl face or?" She asked with a tilt of her head.

Nina chuckles at Nixie's fun comments as they now stand in an area that the homeless have found secluded enough to urinate out of the eyes of the public between the parking garage, some landscaping bushes and the contour of the land dropping off to make this recessed area down out of view of almost anyone but someone inside the parking garage looking over the edge and straight down to the base of the structure.

Nina grins as she considers her response, "Well, we are going to meet a priest in a church, what do you think is the best option?"

With that, Nina pulls out a little sack from her armored jacket and spends a few moments taking care of some business.

Nina removes a small twig and a tiny vial of honey from a pocket and as she begins to dab the stick into the honey she starts to recite a strange string of letters into words that sound as gibberish. The muttering she does is quick and to the point but appears to have purpose and a beconing to it as if commanding the presense of something show up to aid her.
Before Nina in the mirror world a small green pixie dressed in leaves and carrying a sharpened wooden coffee straw spear appears.
Before Nina in the mirror world a tiny blue winged pixie clothed in leaves and carrying a large upholstery needle wraped on one end with twine for gripping securely appears.
Before Nina in the mirror world a bitty little red pixie dressed in leaves and carrying a sharpened #2 pencil appears.
Before Nina in the mirror world a pudgy little white pixie adorned in leaves and wielding a sharpened plastic restaurant sandwhich sword appears.
Before Nina in the mirror world a discheveled little blond-ish pixie wrapped in Jedi like robes and wielding a twig as a staff appears.
Before Nina in the mirror world a bright blue pixie with a very wide mouth and sharpened teeth appears.

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Nixie sighed."Well probably not bring up your magic too much, pretend his position in the church means something to me, act respectful but don't grovel because I don't want him thinking I'm a push over. Basically I think a mix of level headedness and some light pandering to his beliefs to make this go easier. I'll act like I care that they got their stuff stolen despite people starving in the gutters a few sectors over." She said with a little shrug of her shoulders and looked to Nina. "What are you doing over there? Are you magicking right now? Should I duck and cover?

«Plot» Nina says, "Summoning Watcher Spirits: Conjuring vs Force of Watcher Desired. Each success is 1 hour of service. Drain: Force of Watcher + hr of service Light Stun."

«Auto-Judge[]» Nina (#6503) rolls Conjuring vs TN 3 for "Conjuring for Force 3 Watcher. Only requesting 1 hour service":
2 3 3 4 5 5 = 5 Successes
«Auto-Judge[]» Nina (#6503) rolls Centering vs TN 4 for "Centering for to resist drain.":
2 2 3 5 = 1 Success
«Auto-Judge[]» Nina (#6503) rolls Willpower vs TN 4 for "Drain: 4L":
1 1 4 4 4 10 = 4 Successes
«Plot» Nina says, "Watcher 1 good"
«Auto-Judge[]» Nina (#6503) rolls Conjuring vs TN 3 for "Conjuring for Force 3 Watcher. Only requesting 1 hour service":
1 2 2 3 5 5 = 3 Successes
«Auto-Judge[]» Nina (#6503) rolls Centering vs TN 4 for "Centering for to resist drain.":
2 4 5 7 = 3 Successes
«Plot» Nina says, "Watcher 2 Good"
«Auto-Judge[]» Nina (#6503) rolls Conjuring vs TN 3 for "Conjuring for Force 3 Watcher. Only requesting 1 hour service":
1 2 2 4 4 5 = 3 Successes
«Auto-Judge[]» Nina (#6503) rolls Centering vs TN 4 for "Centering for to resist drain.":
2 3 4 4 = 2 Successes
«Plot» Nina says, "Watcher 3 Good"
«Auto-Judge[]» Nina (#6503) rolls Conjuring vs TN 3 for "Conjuring for Force 3 Watcher. Only requesting 1 hour service":
1 2 4 4 5 8 = 4 Successes
«Auto-Judge[]» Nina (#6503) rolls Centering vs TN 4 for "Centering for to resist drain.":
1 1 4 5 = 2 Successes
«OOC» Nina says, "Watcher 4 Good"
«Plot» Nina says, "Watcher 4 Good"
«Auto-Judge[]» Nina (#6503) rolls Conjuring vs TN 3 for "Conjuring for Force 3 Watcher. Only requesting 1 hour service":
3 4 5 5 5 5 = 6 Successes
«Auto-Judge[]» Nina (#6503) rolls Centering vs TN 4 for "Centering for to resist drain.":
1 3 3 5 = 1 Success
«Auto-Judge[]» Nina (#6503) rolls Willpower vs TN 4 for "Drain: 4L":
1 3 4 4 11 17 = 4 Successes
«Plot» Nina says, "Watcher 5 Good"
«Auto-Judge[]» Nina (#6503) rolls Conjuring vs TN 3 for "Conjuring for Force 3 Watcher. Only requesting 1 hour service":
1 2 2 3 4 7 = 3 Successes
«Auto-Judge[]» Nina (#6503) rolls Centering vs TN 4 for "Centering for to resist drain.":
3 7 10 17 = 3 Successes
«Plot» Nina says, "Watcher 6 Good"
«Plot» Nina says, "Nina now has 6 - Force 3 Watchers in her service for 1 hours time. No drain"
«OOC» Nina says, "Okay, posing now."

Nina's vision is in the astral world as she is coaxing the astral pixies out from hiding from farie-land and to come join her cause. She has far more power over them than she decides to use and to lessen their frustration and angst at serving her, she informs them that she only requires an hour of their services and assistance. This calms some of them that are more pissy about being called form the fun they were previously enjoying.
In the mundane world, so far.. they are still invisible and unheard.
Nina mentally asks them to just remain nearby until instructed to do something to assist.

Nina shift her eyes back into the mundane world to chat with Nixie again and a smile spreads across her lips at the younger girls keen perception of etiquette, "You are going to do very nicely I believe. You have a good sense of how to work around people."

With that.. Nina concentrates on her Physical Mask spell and casting onto herself but sustaining it into one of the beads on the bracelet that is around her wrist.

«Auto-Judge[]» Nina (#6503) rolls Sorcery + 3 vs TN 4 for "F2 Physical Mask":
1 2 4 5 5 5 5 8 10 = 7 Successes
«Auto-Judge[]» Nina (#6503) rolls Centering vs TN 3 for "Centering vs Drain":
1 2 3 4 = 2 Successes
«Auto-Judge[]» Nina (#6503) rolls Willpower + Spell Pool: 4 vs TN 3 for "Resiting Drain. Centering already brought it down from 3M to 3L. Only need 2 successes.":
1 2 2 2 2 3 4 4 4 9 = 5 Successes

«Plot» Nina says, "Nina now has a F2 Physical Mask spell on herself, sustained in a sustaining foci on her wrist. 7 successes (means, someone needs to roll 7 successes vs TN 2 with perception/intelligence), this includes camera operators/riggers. No drain."

Nina takes on the physical appearance of a lady she saw through the Subway Restaurant window: http://tinyurl.com/mndzvap
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Nixies eyes follow Nina as she works her magic and illusion but takes her focus off the conjuring mage to test her systems a little bit. Looking towards a wall as she took off in a spring making it a few steps up the wall before flipping backwards and actually landing on one arm posing as her legs to the splits and winked towards Nina. Then by twisting her hips she helicopters her legs and lands back onto them flexing the arm then that had been propping her up. "Yup I'm good. How are things over there, hocus pocus?" She asked with a little giggle.

Nina's new eyes widen, "Holy Moses! You're like some sort of Ninja!" she offers with a surprised tone in her voice, "That's like wicked!"

Remembering not to be too impressed right now, she works one last spell in prep, a Mindlink spell that she also works to sustain into a separate bead on her bracelet.

«Auto-Judge[]» Nina (#6503) rolls Sorcery + Spell Pool: 1 vs TN 4 for "MindLink, TN 4 (only need 1 success, but more makes the distance we can separate farther), Drain: 2S Stun":
2 5 5 5 8 8 17 = 6 Successes
«Auto-Judge[]» Nina (#6503) rolls Conjuring vs TN 2 for "Conjuring vs Drain 2S":
1 3 3 4 5 7 = 5 Successes
«Auto-Judge[]» Nina (#6503) rolls Willpower + Spell Pool: 6 vs TN 2 for "Drain 2S (Conjuring brought it down to 2M -> 2L) 2L Remaining":
1 1 2 2 3 3 4 4 5 5 5 5 = 10 Successes

«Plot» Nina says, "Nina creates a Mindlink F1 with Nixie, sustained in a foci on her bracelet. 6 successes, No Drain."

Nixie laughs at Ninas response. "When I was younger I pretty much did stuff like that for a living. You know back in my mascot days when I was basically one big advert for Pioneer Cybernetics. Went to plenty of sporting events and stuff showing off the power of cyberware." She said wiggling her fingers and rolling her eyes a little at the distasteful memory. "But thanks, I'd give ya a kiss but you're kinda ya know, not you right now and it'd be a little weird." She said with a snicker and looked about." So whats the next step? Is the church nearby?"

At first nothing seems different at all and then there is a feeling as if someone is watching. And then a soft whisper happens with Nina's voice, similar to a commlink but more of a church cathedral like echo to it, "Nixie… can you hear me?" Nina's thoughts speak inside of Nixie's mind. About the same time a flash happens visually of Nixie's apartment, the new furniture and then a moment of Nixie and Nina laughing sitting on the floor eating delivered pizza while putting together a coffee table. A Direct emotional and mental image/memory from Nina's mind.

Nixie stumbles a moment at the strange new sensation as it overtakes her. Seeing the imagines, hearing the internal voice. She tries to focus to send something back a slight smile on her lips as she decides to give Nina a bit of a rush. Putting her in the drivers seat of one of Nixies memories. Running towards the edge of a building at the hydraulic jacks of her legs send her flying in the air towards the next one, then again, and again before an alarm sounds and drones fly in the air. Two guns held in hand as the smartlink targeting interface appears on her eyes blasting them from the air as it memory then fades. "I think it works." She said internally.

Nina blinks, "Wow… really?" She thinks about the emotion and visual memory she just received and seems amazed by it, the power she felt and confidence with the adrenaline, she seems a bit overwhelmed by the powerful event over the mental link, "Yeah… it is deffinately working," she offers a big grin. If we get out of sight from each other the spell will break off and stop working.. just keep that in mind. There are other spells I can learn to use that can be used without having to keep sight of each other.. but I haven't picked them up yet. They're also a bit more dangerous to use. You have to really force the astral energies more to your command and the more you make it do unnatural things, the more it snaps back at you and you have to fight off the balance it wants to maintain."

New-Look Nina takes a look around and grins, "Okay, yes.. the church is about three blocks from here. I figure we can work down a side street and then walk the alley behind it. Father Jacob is supposed to answer the back door when we knock on it. I assume he will ask me who I am or who sent me or something.. I wasn't given a password or anything like that. If he asks, let him know that Tony Marchio sent us."

Nixie nods in the affirmative starting to move with Nina as she yawned slightly stretching out and trying to look as casual as possible as they make their way towards the church. Talking interally "Glad you found that exciting, thought you'd probably never jumped rooftop to rooftop in Seattle before." She said with a little snicker at Ninas expression. "You're pretty adorable when you look overwhlemed ya know." She said with a wink. "But got it, I'll remember the name. Tony, sounds like something Sicilian gangstery. Old friends of yours from the old life I'm guessing?"

Nina walks with Nixie along the sidewalk, crossing over at the sidewalk when the 'walk' light is lit properly like and they continue on. They are walking in silence but in their minds talking away just fine.

Nina thinks . o 0 (Yeah, that was something. I've never been to Seattle actually. I'm not sure why. I've been all over the world but never managed to make it up there.)

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Nixie looks around arriving at the back door to the Church like they'd planned as she slammed her fist against it a couple of times knocking. Standing there a moment and looking around before talking to Nina against in her head. "Does this priest have any reputation in the shadows? Wondering how good of a chance there is that we might be getting set up or ya know screwed or something."

Nina walks the alley with Nixie, if any alley in Denver is safe it's one here in the downtown area. At the back of the massive cathedral, Nina looks up at the tall spires and belfry towers and the stained glass windows and sheer size of the stone block structure. Nixie pounds on the door and it starts Nina, a brief emotion of shock slips across the mindlink before Nina controls that and the link dampens that again. o 0 (Not that I know of. Tony is indeed from the -family-. He is who I worked for when I first came to Denver. I haven't had any work through him in a couple years so this is a bit strange… like old-times.)

The camera above the door pans a little and then the door can be heard with a -click- and the door pops open a half inch to allow entry.

Nixie shrugs her shoulder, no one at the door itself but at least they opened up. Stepping inside those bright green eyes pant about a moment looking around as he speaks up slightly. "We were sent here because we heard you're having a little trouble with some burglars.. Nasty business, sorry to hear church in all its charity and humanitarian works in the city stlll has to endure these hardships as well." She said to no one in particular, assuming their host was listening even if they weren't showing themselves yet.

The room inside the back door of the cathedral has tile floor, red and brown patterned that would conceal smeared blood probably pretty good. There are wooden benches bordering the room along the walls as some sort of waiting room, perhaps for a soup kitchen or half-way house lobby perhaps. The room is well lit but not hospital room bright. On the wall to the left is a door with a plaque (The Pantry: 10:00 am - 7:00 pm). On the wall to the right is a door with a plaque (Humble Shelter: Checkin 6:00 pm). On the wall directly ahead is a metal door in a metal frame with a maglock on it. The door opens up and a priest steps into this lobby. The priest is a 6ft 4in tall black human man with a thick neck like at one time he used to be a linebacker of a professional football team. He speaks softly but the tile floor and stone walls reflect the sound nicely and carry it well, his voice is a deep baratone, "Good evening." Nixie explains herself as to why there are there."

Father Jacob ah's softly, "Mike sent you then?"

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The young Cyborg looks up towards the large priest as Nixie tilted her head slightly as spoke internally first. "You know didn't see that one coming." She said before talking aloud. "Well Father I don't think Tony would appreciate your new nickname for him, 'Mike' just doesn't really sound like a member of the 'family'." she said with a half-smile and a slight shift in her brow. "But your lil authenticity check aside, would you like to tell us more about your problem? I'm Nixie and this is my Associate Muse, you can trust us to solve whatever it might be."

Nina has followed in behind and closed the door and stepped off to the side, remaining quiet. She keeps her mind still and segmented away from the mindlink portion of her thoughts. Each time she uses this spell she learns a little bit more about how to keep things from flowing into the other person's mind.

Father Jacob offers a nod to Nixie and to New-Nina and seems pleased with Nixie's comments and polite nature. The large man steps back and opens the door he just came through and holds it open for the ladies, "Please," his very deep voice fills the room, though he is speaking softly, "I will take you to where the problem is happening. We do not allow cameras in the inner holy of holy's and that is part of the problem. The police wanted to put up cameas to catch the thief but we don't allow cameras in that portion of the church. It's been that way for hundreds of years and did not seem right to change it now."

Father Jacob as they talk is leading them into the vast cathedral chamber with the large wooden pews, the front area with the podeum/alter and then into a door that the priest normally comes out to speak from… the private chambers door.

Nina mentally commands two of the watcher spirits to stay at the back door on guard. If anyone comes in from the back door from the outside, to come find her and tell her.

In the astral world, two little pixies set up position in the back lobby up near the ceiling, sitting on the iron support that is holding up a large unlit candle high on the wall.

"Is the lack of security in this area common knowledge to everyone outside the church or do you think this is being orchestrated by one of your clergy or volunteers?" Nixie asked curiously following after him as they walked towards the area in question. "And what exactly is the church holding that these thieves think is worth taking?"

Nina remains quiet, more the supportive older-sister of the duo it would seem.

Father Jacob glances back as he is leading them, his expression shows that he is impressed with the insight and level of contemplation this young lady has on the act of detective work. The large man escorts them across an office like den and then to a book shelf where he pulls a book out which unlatches a catch in the wall and the bookshelf slides to the side and offers a passage downward in an old winding staircase with wooden steps. Before going down he reaches in and removes two lanterns and works on lighting them as they talk, "The room itself was a secret, until we called in the police. I'm sure it is in a report some place now that will be leaked out some day. I would surely hope it is not one of the clergy or volunteers. Clergy are the only people that know about it, we keep it's location and contents hidden from the volunteers." He finishes lighting the lanterns and hands one of them to Nixie before he starts leading the way slowly and carefully down the winding stone tunnel/wooden steps, "Artwork is part of it, gold statues and icons of the church. Vases… items the church has reason to set aside over the centuries."

"Well the good news is we at least have a decent chance of recovering your property. Stuff like that is hard to fence, people get nervous moving unique object like that especially when the fear of god might be attached. So there's a good chance whoever's taking it still has it stashed somewhere waiting to unload it." Nixie said in thought following him still as she looked over the secret area beneath the church. "Has there been anything strange lately, anyone in the clergy asking for time off or a crises of faith? Anyone have any sinful hobbies like gambling and might owe someone dangerous some money? I'm not trying to call your faithful sinners, Father. But right now we have to assume it could be one of them until were given reason to look outside the church itself."

Father Jacob's countenance grows darker and more forboding as Nixie puts all these ideas and angles to consider into his mind. The route downward takes some time, little niches in the walls offer small urns or candlesticks or small metal formed statues to observe on the way down. At the bottom is a large wooden door with iron framing and bracing and big iron ancient lock that is opened by Father Jacob removing a large iron key from beneath his robes and twisting it carefully in the big keyhole with squeeking gears and clunking inside workings of the door before it opens. He heads in slowly with his lantern held aloft as he talks, "The drama in a church is far more than people on the outside looking in would imagine. Part of the effort of the clergy is to maintain appearances. We are all messy people. But once we loose the appearance that we are an example to attain.. then the structure starts to fall apart."

The room they are now in is a vast chamber with vaulted ceilings. The walls and ceiling is supported by arched stone pillars and columns to form consecutive domes all linked together to make one massive chamber under the church about the size of the church above. The Ceiling here is easily thirty feet above the floor and this massive room is filled with crates, shelving made of wood, boxes, vases, packing for artwork, cases containing scrolls on shelves, statues, iron cages hanging from chains from the ceiling in one area, chains secured into the walls in some other places. This is like the national archives of some sort for the church.

Nixie gave him a slight glance with those cyber-eyes. Adding a bit of edge to her friendly demeanor she'd be putting on as she spoke. "Well then Father its a good thing your friends had you reach out to people that live in the Shadows. Most of the society you're intent on keeping in the dark doesn't even know we exist. So no matter the consequences that these thieves endure everyone outside will go on thinking the Church is beyond reproach, thats the piece of mind you get from hiring professional like ourselves. But.." she stopped a moment before turning to look around the room. "If you keep anything from us that might help us do our job then I can't guarantee it will get done well or without someone getting hurt." She turned about to face him again. "So c'mon Father, help us save some lives and spill it all huh?"

Nina is always just a few steps behind, listening and using her facial expressions to be supportive. If Father Jacob looks to her she nods and pays attention but it is clear that Nixie is running this meeting and not her.

Nina instructs two watcher spirits of the remaining four to return to the top of the stairs and if anyone comes down them, to come find her and let her know.

Father Jacobs holds the lantern high in one hand so that the light of it spills out well around the area but even so.. it can not but barely reach the ceiling and out into the massive chamber the room drifts into inky blackness of unlit space.

Father Jacob listens to Nixie's comments and looks as if he is taking them to heart. He considers his options and then speaks, "Father Vale does have a gambling problem, but so far he has kept it contained to Vegas during vacations. We have no indication that any of that has followed him back here to Denver." He pauses before adding, "Sister Ann Marie," he pauses as if this is hard to reveal but then continues, "Has been engaging with inappropriate relationships with the alterboys for some time now. We have not reported her to the authorities or to the church because.." he pause again and takes in a deep breath, unable to maintain eye contact now, "Because…. she sucks a mean dick to keep us quiet."

Nixie glanced over towards Nina though she kept a serious face on, speaking internally. "Holy crap, I thought I might've laid it on a little thick but it fits right in with father vegas and dick sucking nuns." She looked back towards the Priest and nodded once acting as if none of that phased her. "I see, has the sister shown any signs of having extra wealth lately? Often when someone starts to realize they can get whatever they want with sexual favors they look to get more.. I'm talking money, pimps, a possible connection to the outside that could've coerced her to enabling this crime spree that you've been suffering. It's likely the Sister herself isn't the mastermind but she could be the thread that lead your burglars here."

Nina thinks . o 0 (Oh for heavens sakes.)

Father Jacob is still unsettled about revealing his indiscretion with Sister Ann Marie and he seems a bit distracted from thinking fully and clearly at the moment, "I.. um.. maybe? She does seem to seem like she is in charge of everything now. Like she can spill the beans on things and keep everyone else in line to the decisions in the church that she wants done. Little things.. like ordering cheaper food for the soup kitchen so the church can save money. We didn't want to cut corners but she insisted and well… we sort of back down when she gets like that."

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Nixie nodded to him. "Well Father tell you what, My associate and I wont tell her who sent us and you can keep getting your no doubt big black sucked by her. But were gonna need access to her room so we can start looking into the Sisters activity and if she's there have a little chat. If anyone asks we'll just say the Cardinal sent us so we don't interrupt this nice little love congregation you got going on. Does that sound good?"

Nina stays off to the side, observing the 'warehouse' here underground from as much as she can see from the lanterns; the place is massive.

Father Jacob nods to the request, "She should be in her chambers sleeping right now, it is pretty late."

Nixie looked over towards Nina speaking internally "Hey you know anything like uhh what the stunning one, power bolt? In case we get up there and find our culprits cunt deep and they try to run or something. Maybe send one of your little helps up there to watch out and see if theres any surprises waiting." Looking back to the Father. "Then please, by the authority of the inquisition Father take us to her." She said with a playful wink waiting for him to lead the way.

Nina thinks . o 0 (I can render someone unconcious, yes, I can do that. I have two watchers at the back door and two at the top of the stairs. I am not sure where to send the remaining two to observe. They are rather weak minded.. like children. They need pretty clear instructions.)

Father Jacob looks uncomfortable, as any man likely would that has hidden a deep career ending secret for a while and is terrified that his world of illusions may come crashing down. He lowers the lantern and then begins a slow and unrushed progress to the stairs and up them again.

Nixie follows after him. "You know Father I can tell your troubled about this whole thing. Its all a mess right. I mean you never meant to go against your vows or anything right? You're a faithful man, but even with all that I'm sure someone is eventually gonna get tired of their blow jobs and then before ya know all sorts of people are coming to question the sister. Depending on how this goes I wonder if you'd like to pay us for a little side job to make sure she ya know, retires from the holy life and all those secrets go with her out into the city, away from any ears that might question what she's been doing. You know maintain the church's integrity."

Nina thinks . o 0 (Holy Shat! Did you just blackmail a Priest into consenting to murder?)

Father Jacob stops his slowly trudge updward on the stairway and does not turn around to face Nixie yet.. for some time he just stands there with the lantern in his right hand. After a few more long moments he turns and looks down the stairs to Nixie and Nina, "I admit my sin and failure but I can not condone an additional sin to cover up the first. I must take responsibility for what I have allowed to happen."

Nixie looked towards Nina and rolls her eyes speaking internally. "No geez hear me out. I'm trying to save her life" Looking back to the Father. "It wont be a Sin father. I know people in the Warrens, kind good people. They could help her get set up, even feed her for a while if she needs to lay low. This isn't just about your future its about her safety. After we interrogate her there's a decent chance whoever she told her info to is gonna be real angry at the horny Nun and a new set of clothes and a different address might just be what saves her life.. I think the last thing you want is some pimps or gangers looking to get revenge in your church." The next part as a certain poor taste in her mouth. "Besides, that alter boy shit is gross.. You don't get to keep being a Nun after that, least in my book."
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Nina thinks . o 0 (Oh.. phew.. good.)

Father Jacob hmms softly and then returns to the slow trudge upward, "You may have a good option there. I do not want to commit to it yet though, I would want to know more details before agreeing to something like that."

Reaching the top now, Father Jacob enters the study/den and then turns of his lantern.

Nixie followed after him nothing having much more to say until they got to the nuns room as she waiting on the Father looking towards Nina and offering her a half-smile speaking internally "How am I doing? you've been pretty silent over there."

Nina thinks . o 0 (Your mind I think was genetically enhanced also. The way you think and the angels you come at things is impressive.)

Father Jacob leads the way out into the main cathedral room and then along the side until they get to a corridor that leads off to a wing of the church where the clergy lives. On the left side are the priests, on the right side are the nuns. It looks like veryone else is asleep at this late hour for the church is super quiet.

Walking down the corridor, Father Jacob stops at the fourth door on the right, obviously the target room.

Nixie gave a wink towards Nina as she spoke internally again. "Thanks, I kinda like the Church's set up do you think I can get rewarded in head for doing a good job too? I mean if you're not up for It I guess I can always ask the Sister." She said with a little giggle inside her own head as they walked. Stopping when the Father did as she motioned with a hand. "The honor is all yours, doesn't sound like she's up to anything."

Nina thinks . o 0 (I'm not against you getting your release elsewhere while I figure things out.)

Father Jacob nods to Nixie and then he knocks softly twice on the door and then opens the door inward and walks in.

Father Jacob flips on the light switch after there is no reponse or sound of movement and it reveals the private chambers of Sister Ann Marie to be vacant. The bed looks unslept in.

Father Jacob looks concerned and confused as is this should not be.

Nixie sighed a little and looked to Nina talking aloud. "Looks like the Sister either got into some trouble or ran. Lets look around and see what we can find Muse." She said started to investigate and look around the room smirking a little as she spoke internally. "I doubt the sister could compare to your charm." She said with a playful glance. Looking back to the Father. "When was the last time you saw the Sister?"

Nina thinks . o 0 (She might have a lot more experience though.. and it sounds like it could be uncomplicated on the relationship side of things.)

Father Jacob things a smidge, "It was during cleanup at the soup kitchen tonight. The last of the homeless was finishing up and she was helping one older gentleman get fresh linens out of the supply closet for his cot in the shelter section of the church."

Nixie rolled her eyes a little speaking internally. "Oh my god, are you really trying to sell me on getting a BJ from a nun?"She snickered a little inside before looking to the Father. "Well it doesn't look like were finding anything here. We might as well go and check that closet and see if that older gentleman saw where she went. This parts open to anyone right? We might not need you tagging along anymore Father."

Nina thinks . o 0 (*heehee*)

Father Jacob nods at the discussion, "Please, try and be quiet so people do not wake up and start getting curious. It is important we handle this all… quietly."

Nixie waited for the Father to leave before looking to Nina." Well I think its safe to say my idea about the Nun was probably right, she's either gone with her outside buddies or been kidnapped. You wanna go and talk to the people in the shelter and then hit the streets? We can probably ask around about the local pimps and whores to find our gang."

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