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.

[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.

[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.

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]

The way the amulet's acting up, I wouldn't be surprised if the music bug's glomming onto more things than just 'prodding magic too hard.' Fits with treating it like an Artifact - they tend to get flashier before they get contained.

[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.

[loyalrebel]

I am also....


This seems almost too simple.

[claudiometer]

It's probably more complicated than it sounds. That would be why I built in a week of planning. I have no idea what defenses that thing is going to throw up, and I'm a lot more worried about that than I am human or electronic security measures.

[Those she can handle.]

[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.

[ninjayeehaw]

Well, least it means we're gettin' somethin' straight outta him fer once. Puttin' the amulet back together an' startin' the story over sounds real Fool-ish.

Still ain't worked out who the other fella is, though.

[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?

[shiroganeheir]

Of course. That is the way of things, Rise.

[That's definitely a huge grin.]

[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.

[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.

[claudiometer]

A proper lookout would still be immensely helpful.

[claudiometer]

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

[claudiometer]

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

[rebellioninbloom]

Magic experience, yes, here and at home.

[Privately/protected:]

I apologise for not being more forthcoming with the details in public, but ... these matters are complicated.

[Plus, okay, Naoto seems like a nice person and she's still extremely grateful for the dungeon assistance, but ... if that's who she thinks she's dealing with... it's a little hard to shake off the associations.]

private/double protected 5ever

[claudiometer]

It's okay, dude. I'm sure I've given Artie a cross-dimensional aneurysm with how much I talk about Warehouse stuff here, but I figure most Travelers have probably seen weirder shit than 'pretty trinket that wants to kill you.'

Depending on how the group shakes out you might need to tell more people than just me, but I won't be the one to tell 'em if I can help it. What kind of magic experience are you talking about?

[rebellioninbloom]

Quite honestly, the magic itself is nothing unusual. I believe there are multiple Persona users here, and my other spells are simply Dolorosan cantrips. It's the situation surrounding it that I am not sure how to discuss.