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[swiss_tony]

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Ill get a quick drink and see if the middle aged couple knows anything.

[steven_mcg]

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Ill dash over to the Police Station and try to find out anywhere else that deals these night crystals. Maybe that can help pinpoint the Shadows next target.

[scott]

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Bugger. I couldve done with going to Swiss-Anglo Jewellers now, but I dont think itd be wise to do that. Could someone else who isnt Blur or Psy go instead?

Ill stay at the police station with Steve, and find out some more about these night crystals, if theres anything else to know. Also, Ill have a coffee and chat up Sergeant OHara :wink:.

[pcbore]

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Bear in mind, the Guardians who arent Blur, Psy and Funkie Junkie dont know about what you learned at the police station yet.

[scott]

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Good point. I suggest a group brainstorming session at Guardian HQ. If no one else agrees, then continue as I previously planned.

[alex_holt]

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Ill go to the hq

[martyn]

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Psy will go to the hq aswell if there is a group meeting

[alex_holt]

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On the plus side Ive just realised my flame abilities should make me very good against bikers. They contain petrol after all...

And yes I know In not meant to kill, that doesnt mean I cant blow up their bieks when they are NOT on them. Anyways in future Ill go alogn with anyone intending to confront the bikers.

But i nthe mean time I wish to look into any gifted who are confined to a wheelchair while I am at HQ. That wheelcahir person is suspcious and I want him identified.

[pcbore]

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Police station

Funkie Junkie chats with Blur and Psy about their next move. All three agree it€™s time to head back to H.Q to compare notes with their team mates, but Funkie Junkie says he wants to talk to D.S O€™Hara some more first, and he€™ll catch them up. The two leave, and Funkie Junkie takes off after O€™Hara.

He catches up with her in the caf, and offers to buy here a coffee. Her eyes flick to the steaming cup already in her hand, and politely declines the offer. Undaunted, he buys himself one from the vending machine. O€™Hara by this time has sat herself down at a table and is reading a paper, but Funkie Junkie sits opposite and quickly makes with the charm offensive. After a while, she excuses herself as she has to make a phone call. Mobile phones are no more, as the technology no longer exists to send satellites into space, but the canteen has a pay phone. She spends some time chatting with the person on the other end, before returning to sit opposite Funkie Junkie.
€œSorry,€ she says. €œI just had to call my husband and tell him our son was bringing some mates over tonight,€ she continues, and smiles sweetly with her mouth while committing murder with her eyes.

Taking the hint at last, Funkie Junkie gets down to business and asks about night crystals. O€™Hara sighs.
€œWe told you all we know about them,€ she says. €œThe Southside police may not have a reputation for efficiency, but we do sometimes manage to cover everything in a brief. Now if that€™s everything, I€™d like to be left alone on my lunch hour.€
Funkie Junkie starts to leave, but is almost knocked over by the canteen door being opened by Marathon. He asks O€™Hara anywhere else where night crystals can be found, as he thinks the information can be used to prevent another robbery.
€œJust about any jewellers in Southside,€ O€™Hara replies. €œI must thank you for pointing out a routine investigation,€ she continues acidly. €œIt certainly would never have occurred to us to send police runners around every jeweller and pawn shop and advise them to keep any night crystals they have under tight lock and key until such time as the thieves are caught.€
Marathon and Funkie Junkie realise they are wasting their time, and the only thing they€™re contributing to at the moment is D.S O€™Hara€™s eventual heart attack. They decide to go back to Guardian H.Q together. As he leaves, Funkie Junkie drinks his coffee, and instantly regrets it. In the future, vending machine coffee still isn€™t drinkable.

Aces

Mephistopheles stands in the doorway of Aces for a short while, watching the man in the wheelchair suspiciously. After a while, the man sees Mephistopheles, and gives him a thin smile. Realising he€™s been seen, Mephistopheles leave Aces, vowing to find out as much about the man as possible.

Stomper meanwhile has finished his drink, and sat down with the middle aged couple. They look at him quizzically as he introduces himself, and quickly asks about night crystals.
€œWe just came in here for a quiet drink!€ the man protests. €œCome on, Alexis, let€™s go.€
The two finish their drinks and leave Aces in a hurry. Public opinion down by one point.

Guardian H.Q

Mephistopheles is the first to arrive on the scene. He immediately heads back to the lab and opens up the Guardians database. He immediately finds what he€™s looking for, as the man in the wheelchair is among the first records.

The man€™s name is Jerry Hewlit. Before he€™d gained his powers, he€™d already been arrested a few times for fraud and petty theft. After he found out about his powers, he thought they would help him move into the big league, and started robbing shops before being caught by the Guardians and sent for trial. He then attempted to escape conviction, by claiming that he wasn€™t human, and requesting a DNA test be taken on him. It€™s noted that while he€™s quite devious, he€™s not all that smart. How he became crippled is not on record, but since he relied on his high agility to escape his crime scenes, it forced him into retirement. It€™s believed he now makes a living as an information broker.

While he€™s reading up on Hewlit, the others arrive and the brainstorming session begins. After notes are compared, you realise you have learned the following things:

1) The Shadows are indeed the most likely culprits in this matter, but then you knew that already.

2) Despite robbery not being their usual offence, they have been known to do jobs for money, giving a possible motive.

3) Nothing special is known about night crystals save that they glow in the dark.

4) The leader has been allowed into Aces, which confirms he is Gifted. He has only ever gone in there alone, confirming his gang aren€™t.

5) However, they€™re very hard to find, and very rarely even go home. If you can find where they sleep at night, you€™ll find the Shadows.

6) D.S O€™Hara is easy to annoy, and has no time for amateurs. If you want her to take you seriously, you€™ll need to prove you are capable of doing the job.

The investigation still has a ways to go.

Current public opinion: 48.

Possible locations:

Swiss-Anglo jewllwers
Southern Gold
Aces
Police station

[alex_holt]

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Go to aces, and persaude Hewlit to see what information he can give me on shadows, night jewels and their leader.

I dont want to kill him, but I could saw, warm up his wheelchair a little should information not be forthcoming.

[swiss_tony]

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Well, go back to Guardian HQ, ponder what little infomation ive learned about the Shadows so far and do more resaerch.

[team_britespark]

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Ill go to the Police Station and show D.S OHara how stealh like I can be with my powers.

[steven_mcg]

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Im rather stumped, so Ill aid Tony with some more research at HQ.

[darkguru]

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Dan, you might want to hope that OHarras husband isnt a Gifted...me, id find that ratherr funny

[pcbore]

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Im tired, so I want to run the update earlier tonight. If Scott and Martyn dont post within the next half hour theyll be too late.