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Post by dakota on Dec 10, 2022 23:28:04 GMT -5
Alex was nervous, but Wong and his uncle gave him enough encouragement that he swallowed his nervousness. As the officer got close, he saluted and held it until acknowledged, "Lieutenant Schultz, sir." He replied crisply, using his grandmother's name. He was thankful Wong had stepped in, but was concerned he would overstep. As the conversation seemed to focus elsewhere, he did his best to suppress a sigh of relief
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Post by Mierin on Dec 16, 2022 18:34:15 GMT -5
Sentry wonders why the caped man paused when he looked at her. I think that mind block was a good idea, indeed. Sentry thinks to herself. When Wong introduces herself, she smiles politely at the caped man and Spanish swordsman and replies, "Nice to meet you, my name is Cindy. I'm looking forward to working with you."
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Post by doc on Dec 20, 2022 6:51:45 GMT -5
The caped German looked Alex over. "Zauberer-Hauptmann Otto Gradl - Thule Society." He picked up the camera Sentry was wearing. "Amerikanner?" He raised an eyebrow. "Very well, you may take pictures of our work. Bring them to the cave with the others. Let them see what we are discovering."
The old man pulled Alex and the Hunter aside, clearly out of earshot. "I know who you are, Shadow-in-the-Night." He locked eyes with Hunter. "And this? Well, we never directly met, but we had some mutual acquaintances - you took care of that cult in 34? What was it, the-"
"The All-Consumer." Lex finished. "And you took care of that wolfman-"
"-made a good rug." The old man chuckled. "And what is it that brings you here? Careful - these Nazi bastards, my son among them, are clever."
Alex, Wong and Sentry were guided into the cave. Once through the mouth, you were in a well-lit, giant cavern - there were ornate symbols and pictographs carved into the wall, as it all led to a giant golden double gate door embedded in the far side. You could see several men and some women were working on sections - some were digging into the floor, others were examining the carvings and writing matters down. Several of them were shackled as you saw a dozen soldiers surrounding what you understood to be some kind of archeological dig site. A pair of soldiers advanced and placed a ball-and chain manacle around Wong's right ankle. The soldiers looked to Alex and spoke in German. "The Amerikanner is your responsibility, but can go freely; the lessers must be restrained while in the Chamber of Summoning."
Sentry could feel something pressing against her mind-block - not in a directed sense - not an individual, but an ambient sensation. It wasn't through, but she could sense it despite the block.
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Post by yendorj on Dec 22, 2022 8:33:14 GMT -5
The Hunter nods speaking quietly. "I've already started forming a plan if this goes south. Not the first time blood has fought blood, and yes, The All-Consumer. Still got the scars."
Seeing Wong manacled actually laughs and in German. "Very fitting! Pity we can't do that to all of them, eh?"
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Post by dakota on Dec 25, 2022 22:58:34 GMT -5
Alex watched the shackle applied to Wong's leg and arched a brow. "You think this one has the ambition that requires this? Surely it is not necessary but very well. Both he and the fraulein will cause no need for worry, but I understand the concerns when outsiders are brought in. May I ask who this hall of summoning is here to appease?"
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Post by Mierin on Jan 30, 2023 18:10:49 GMT -5
Sentry frowns as she feels something or someone press up against her mind block. That's odd. Sentry thinks to herself. Normally nothing gets through my mind block when I have it up. Sentry attempts to discreetly look around to see if she can determine the source of what is engaging her mind block.
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Post by doc on Feb 4, 2023 16:18:24 GMT -5
(Hunter)
Lex grimaced. "We are looking for an Englishwoman and child-"
The old hunter leaned in. "Ah, yes, I know of them - my nephew Hans - " He motioned to the teenager next to him. "my apprentice. He will take you to the woman. The girl escaped, and I am to look for her. Perhaps one of you can help?" He gave Hunter a wolfish smile.
(Tank and Sentry)
The guard motioned Wong away with the butt of his rifle. "Subhumans - the sick man of Asia, I hear the Japanese call them?" Wong grunted, but managed to give Alex a wink to play along.
Sentry couldn't the probing presence as anything but that; a presence practically filling the cavern. She could see Otto entering the cave, speaking with his subordinates, and motioning to the walls and caverns.
The guard with Alex and Sentry chuckled. "You regular army really know very little. Sorcerer-Captain Otto Gradl and his family are here to seek the gods themselves. This cavern is - well, we're not sure if it is a tomb, their womb, or a gate to their heavens. Otto believes he can find them, and win them to the Reich." You could see the glee in his eyes - a glee too common to your experience; these men were radicals, devoted as any of the myriad cultists Uncle Lex and Aunt Vivian told you about as a younger man.
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Post by yendorj on Feb 10, 2023 11:46:15 GMT -5
Hunter smiles. "My specialty, finding things. I'd be more than happy to help."
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Post by dakota on Feb 14, 2023 13:08:13 GMT -5
"He has had his uses so far." Alex replied once he caught Wong's wink. He brow furrowed a bit on queue at the shot at "regular army", but could not hide his surprise at the lunacy of the Grandl's motives to be in this part of the world, "The Sorcerer-Captain believes what? Gods? How is such a thing even possible?" He looked at at Sentry for a second, "Surely you exaggerate and mean super humans, yes?"
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Post by Mierin on Mar 5, 2023 18:41:39 GMT -5
Sentry, noting the twinkle in the guard's and recognizing it for what it is, decides that arguing with him is not a good idea. She nods at Alex's comment and adds, "It is interesting to think there may be some among us who possess superhuman abilities."
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Post by doc on Mar 6, 2023 7:08:19 GMT -5
(Hunter)
Hunter followed the old man as he lead them back out of the cave and around the side of the mountain. Hunter recognized his own kind; a man who had spent his life tracking and hunting prey. He also recognized that the man took no special joy in hunting; there was no thrill for him.
"We are out of earshot of the soldiers; we can speak freely." Hunter's own senses confirmed the old man's assessment. "My son fell in with a bad crowd; the Thule Society. He's become a good Nazi, which means I have failed as a father. My daughter, Annika? She just wants to make machines and race with her husband; Matthias is rich and bored, which offends Otto as he thinks they should be making me more grandchildren instead." He laughs. "Matthias' brother Wilheim is the one with the very big scary guns; he is young, but wants nothing more than to kill for the Fatherland. What nonsense. The Spaniard is the real danger - Esteban served with Franco during their war, and is Otto's bodyguard. He has killed, up close. Be wary of him." He looked about and took a sniff. "She is near."
(Roll your own tracking skills)
(Sentry and Tank)
The soldier laughed at Alex's response. "The Lügenpresse stories of American overmen? Like you can trust what they say! Circus freaks and degenerate actors in costumes! Serving as propaganda for the weakened and decadent. No, look at the Gradl family and tell me you do not see true ubers? The Sorcerer-Captain, in Otto; Matthias and Annika - lords of the sky and beyond as they build the machines that will lead us across Europe and crush the communists in the East. We are wizards and makers, and if the Sorcerer-Captain believes he can summon and chain the gods? I believe him." He laughed and patted Alex on the back. "You, in the Regular Army? You do not - cannot know, what happens in secret. The wonders and horrors beyond the world you've been shown. But do not worry! Soon the gods will serve the Reich, and you will march to glory!"
The soldier seems to notice Charlotte for the first time? "Amerikaner? And you have seen these overmen? Have you? Tell the truth - it is all lies, is it not?"
Alex and Charlotte saw Lex and a young man enter the cave, as they searched through the crowd of prisoners.
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Post by yendorj on Mar 27, 2023 7:11:02 GMT -5
“I take it that’s the same vein as ‘a good Hun’ from the Great War.” No movement or acknowledgment as he listens. “Those killing for an idea are scary opponents, especially fanatics. I appreciate the information and will pass it along to my fellow crew members.” Sniffs the air.
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Post by dakota on Mar 27, 2023 22:53:57 GMT -5
Alex listened to the soldiers's boasting. A wizard could be a problem, but he had no doubt the other two may be flyers but they would be no match for Sentry. As he listened, he saw Hunter and Lex slip away, hopefully to find their targets so they could slip away as quickly as they arrived. The slap on the back brought Alex's attention back into focus, "Ours is not meant to hide in the shadows with our secrets, ours he meant to bask in the glory of the Fatherland led by the Luftwaffe and the Panzer Divisions." Alex spouted while trying to look confident
(Ooc: sorry, thoughtI had posted alrea)
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Post by doc on Apr 9, 2023 14:09:43 GMT -5
(Hunter)
You could catch something on the air, but not anything you could identify or trace; the old man had some experience, even if it was clear he was in his winter years. "There." He pointed to a nearby ledge of the mountain, as a figure exploded from the snow.
"YOU WON'T TAKE ME ALIVE, FRITZ!" The ten year old girl was wearing a worn out schoolgirl uniform and heavy jacket she had clearly stolen from one of the men, and was wielding a slingshot loaded a very sharp looking stone. "Don't take another step if you want to keep your eyes!"
(Sentry and Tank)
Charlotte decided playing coy would be the best method. "I can't say; I've never seen any of these...individuals, you speak of. But the press is not in the habit of lying."
The soldiers laughed, as one approached. "Perhaps it is because the men in America don't know what to do with something as beautiful as you? We would be happy to show you."
She suppressed an eyeroll. "I think I'd like to know more about this Annika. She's an air racer? Maybe I could talk to her? I'm sure everyone would like to hear more about her." She gave Alex a knowing look. "Unless my good friend here says otherwise?"
The Thule soldiers smiled at Alex's answer. "Ah, that's the spirit! One like you? Will march to collect Stalin's head and bring it to the Fuhrer himself."
"No need to be so bloody. We are all good men here." The Sorcerer Captain had rejoined the group and was looking at Alex. "I'd like you to join me tonight, Lieutenant Schultz. It has been too long since I heard tales of our Fatherland's march to victory, and I would know more of an officer who has been so prompt in delivering me more scholars for our work here. You show potential; and I can make good use of that."
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Post by dakota on Apr 17, 2023 20:30:50 GMT -5
Alex smiled bashfully, "I am no hero of the Fatherland , but it would an honour to play a vital role in the coming days." His answer was not a lie, but not quite meant the way he guessed they interpreted it. He turned as the captain returned, "It would be a privilege, Captain, though I admit this is the prestigious assignment I have had, and know little of the front except from posted dispatches, so I think my stories would bore you quickly. I would have thought you would be more interested in stories of the Americas with Miss Charlotte here."
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