Snag it, bag it and tag it

[claudiometer]

So I'm thinking it might be time to consider stealing the amulet and giving the pieces to people who'll actually use it. It's not gonna do anyone a damn bit of good sitting in this museum, that's for sure.

The real trick is going to be, well, stealing it, considering it managed to animate the suits of armor in here. That might outstrip whatever mundane security's on the place - I can handle people and technology, but this might even be a step beyond Artifact snagging. We should get the Forest Folk bit to those guys ASAP, but we at least have investigators who can relay it.

We also, uh. Need to be able to tell the pieces apart.

So. Who's in, what can you bring to the table, and what say we shoot for next week? Best chance of planning something that doesn't go totally pear-shaped.

Comments

[otomechapilot]

...stealing the Forestfolk part isn't the dumbest plan but it should probably be a Forestfolk doing it. I'm putting mucking out the stables and dishes on that third wanting to be back with it's actual family.

I call not it. And will need crash courses on potions that make you invisible and - what's the word for "no one can hear you?"

[ninjayeehaw]

Inaudible. [Surprise, he does know what that means!]

I'd be down t'try pinchin' it, but if yer theory's right I ain't too keen on findin' out what the consequences are. Still, I can probably get a Forest Folk in just fine.

[otomechapilot]

Inaudible, right. And I won't be surprised if the amulet helps us get a fuzzy fella inside to liberate it.

Uggh. If this isn't Fool's show I don't know which one it is. This one isn't even "once upon a time," it's "tell me the one about the amulet again."

I wish I remembered to ask him 'this is your jaunt right' when I got his attention.

[claudiometer]

You're probably not wrong, but that's part of why I came looking for ideas. Liberating dangerous artifacts from museums isn't exactly new for me, but this is a couple steps beyond even the Warehouse's usual standards.

Someone else is going to have to do the potion crash course, though.

1/2

[otomechapilot]

Naoki's been teaching me. It's my cover for coming around and sticking around - I'm apprenticing, and figured I'd at least be trying to blend in.

For this is one more world of many
We strangers can hope to set right,
But all that I've seen doesn't make me too keen
Cause more often we set them alight -

2/2

[otomechapilot]

- GODDAMN IT THAT HAD ZERO TO DO WITH MAGIC.

[loyalrebel]

I would offer to go in myself but I am... far from stealthy at the moment.

I can certainly carry something though, I can reach nearly a mile teleporting... or shove it in to another person's hammerspace for them to pull out.

[claudiometer]

Well, the Stonefolk piece of this thing is present and accounted for, right? It'd probably get a little awkward, stealth or no stealth.

That might be useful, if we can't grab a forest-based investigator to come after that piece.

[rebellioninbloom]

...

[The psychic voice that chirps up is a little uncertain-sounding. Should she be doing this? Admitting to...

But she knows this business.]

I... may be able to lend some assistance.

[claudiometer]

Oh yeah? Cool. I'll take all the backup I can get, especially if you have experience with magical shenanigans.

[shiroganeheir]

I can help as well. I am small, and have knowledge of investigation, as you know.

... and I have been told I am cute and unobtrusive.

[senpaidol]

[She's not saying anything, just grinning at Naoto in person.]

Even detectives have to do some burglary sometimes, right?

[claudiometer]

Even if you're usually on the other side of things, we could use a professional.

[senpaidol]

I'm here for lookout purposes. I'll have to actually bust out my Persona to spot people who aren't Travelers, though, so even with stuff getting all extra-magicky I probably should stay somewhere out of the way.

My Overlay's also a fast runner, so if we need delivery, I can get it to the Forest Folk.

[claudiometer]

A proper lookout would still be immensely helpful.

[itsananimalthing]

Even big people can be sneaky. Just do this shit at night, glide down from the roof. I can probably get people in, either way, I've got remote portals. That's how I got into the party shit the humans had for it.

Don't know why we're worried about it being Forest Folk only, though. The human who set them up could touch it just fine. Could get one of the many Forest Folk investigators on the job, if we're that worried about it.

[claudiometer]

I'm not worried about it being Forest Folk only. If one of them's in on it it'll probably be easier to get that piece back to them, but there's still one for the humans.

[theflyingone]

I can scout out the place, steal, and run strategy. For those who do not know, Malik and I have been trained to in a time of war. I have gotten more used to this Stonefolk body, but I should either become invisible or use another form to pass unnoticed. I can go as a January City elf with my skin covered, or a wolf.

I have Psychic skills like showing what I see, and Protection. [ There are few Travelers who know that he sees more than most, but Claudia is one of them. ] I may be able to investigate the Amulet's magic with Cantrips or a more direct Interface. [ Or Indigo Color Magic, but that's on a need-to-know basis. ] My Hammerspace is linked with Malik's.

Stealing it without being noticed will be the difficult part, as will convincing Forestfolk that we mean no harm in helping take it. Getting it to them, with or without their knowledge, will be simple. I can turn into a wolf, at the least. Before we return it to the Forestfolk, I want to make sure they will use it properly. This is an artifact people might kill each other for, though I do not want to be killing anyone on this mission. I do not want to start a war. Until we know that no human will arm themselves to take it back, I suggest the Forestfolk continue hiding.

[claudiometer]

Not returning it might mean it can't be used properly, though. In any case, enough observation to make a plan is why I suggested doing something a week from now - these magical surges don't look likely to kill anyone, so I think we have the time.

[And she knows a thing or two about magical surges that are likely to kill someone.]

[whydoyoushine]

Touching it might be hard. Like I tried to pick it up just to look, and. Well.

Anyway, I wasn't able to do that.

[claudiometer]

Good job, buddy.

That's good data, though, and part of why I built in planning time. [That it also gives the locals a chance to get their act together on their own is another consideration.]

[highnoonsomewhere]

Who all are you plannin' on handin' it over to?

[claudiometer]

For the humans, Jaina or Tachibana look like the best bet. Overlays with enough faith that something's up to at least go along with it, by all accounts.

I don't know enough about the Forest Folk side of things, just that their piece probably shouldn't stay with the humans if this is gonna get done properly.

[runs]

I can help, but I want to tell you what I can do in person, not on the network. Where are you? I can portal there.

[This little professional criminal with fae background is a bit jumpy about just talking about her abilities on the network, even with psychic protection.]

[claudiometer]

In the library. Figured it was the best spot for planning that just looks like info-gathering. [Because it is partly info-gathering.]