The Three Demons

[albatross]

Bel glances at Dante and answers out loud, "Just thinking about this device." But in her head she thinks, Japan is in the path of one of those... things. People are going to be under alot of stress. Do you think it will impact your powers?


When the team arrives in Japan, they have to wait an hour for clearance to land. The airport is jammed with flights. The team flew over countless ships going to and from the island nation on their way too.

News reports indicate the United States and Japanese armies are constructing a wall more than a hundred meters tall and miles long at the intercept point. Millions of workers are desperately working on the project. Off shore, the U.S. Navy fires countless torpedos, some of them nuclear, in an attempt to knock the demon back as it travels underwater.

At the airport, Tiger tells Jeckle, "Stay here and work on the testers. I'll leave Strongbow with you. She'll bring me the tester if we need it." Tiger nods to Strongbow and then steps out of the plane. She has on black motorcycle leathers, she leaves her revolvers behind, but she has a rectangular box with her. Kris can tell by the dimensions that its a disassembled rifle.

Turning to Kris, Dante and Akane, she points out two motorcycles. A pair of Japanese street bikes, one is grey, the other black. Both look heavily modified - rough and ready street bikes without an ounce of chrome. Behind them waits a boring looking sedan.

"The streets are chaotic with the evacuation. Akane, ride with Kris. Dante, you are with me. I'll lead us around to a few places our next target might be. When we find her, Kris and Dante will go in. Akane and I will back you up. Turn your bluetooth headsets on to ask questions while we ride. Well, 'cept maybe Dante."

Tiger walks over to the grey bike and climbs on. "Ready?" she asks.

[sasqaricious]

Akane hops on the bike with Kris and holds on as he drives around.

[dakota]

Khris took his seat on the black cycle and familiarized himself with it quickly. It caught him off guard as Akane wrapped her arms around his waist, and he had to keep himself from looking at Tiger as he flinched. He put in his earpiece. " Lead the way, Tigger. Akane, don't squeeze too tight. I have to drive and scan at the same time. Dante," he smirked," You watch where your putting those hands."

[sasqaricious]

"Oh I am sorry. I have no intention of jeopardizing your monogamous relationship with our leader. And are you saying I should check you out as I am missing something, perhaps the reason why she claims you as her own?" Akane too smiles not that he could see it. At that point she holds on properly having never really ridden a motorcycle.

[Dome]

Dante mentally answers Bel, 'Its going to be hard, probably harder than it was in CS. Let me apologize now if my mood sours while we're there.'

Later...

Dante climbs on the bike, "hey man this isn't my idea. Couldn't requisition a few more of these boss," he asks Tiger as he grabs on.

[shiivster]

Jeckle looks up as the various orders are given, then she simple waves a wrench above her head showing she heard and resumes her work again. she seems happier now that its just herself working. she resumes huming offkey but the tune is an odd one. more like its made up of various bits and pieces of songs.

' ... don't think i'm rude if i don't talk to you. working. k .. ' *she says that much, interupting herself, then resumes working. while it shows her willingness to be a part of the group, this work shows that she's better alone to finish instead of trying to instruct what goes where. interacting with people is definately NOT her strong point.

[dakota]

" Your not... our what?" Khris reacted in suprise. " No, what I'm saying is I have to be able to breathe."

[albatross]

Tiger smiles, "I thought neither you or Akane could ride? And we might need to shift a pickup point later - more bikes won't help with that."

Immediately upon leaving the airport, Kris, Dante and Akane can see the reasoning behind the motorcycles. Traffic is a mess, especially towards the airport. Tokyo has the feel of a city being evacuated due to a hurricane. Lines of cars and buses are everywhere, as if the whole country is trying to get away. Huge snarls of traffic stretch towards the airport, and other snarls reach for any ports within a couple hundred miles. The mood is tense, but people aren't panicing... yet.

It takes at least an hour longer to get downtown than it should have, and the team has the advantage of going into the city rather than away.

Once downtown, Tiger drives to a series of seedy dives... most of them look like criminal casinos, but she also stops by some bars. "We are looking for a vigilante," Tiger says over her phone. "She doesn't use brute strength - she infiltrates bad organizations and then brings them down. More a spy... or assassin." Tiger doesn't lead the team into any of the dives, relying on Kris to tell if he senses anything. And so far, he doesn't - at least not anyone powerful enough to meet Tiger's requirements - there might be a few mutants around, but they are barely tougher than a normal human.

[dakota]

" Bosskitty, I'm not getting anything special around here, besides us." Khris said, staying with Tiger. " You sure she'll be in a spot like this, and not running from these things like most sensible people?"

[Dome]

Dante shrugs, "give me 5 minutes with any device or vehicle and I can run it."

[albatross]

"I don't think there are sensible people in any of these rat traps," she responds to Kris. To Dante she says, "I think you should save your powers, some of these places are a little rough, and I don't want you empty from driving all day. But if it makes you feel better, I'll let you drive if we have to make a shooting get away... you can drive while I shoot?"

[sasqaricious]

Akane seeing they had stopped has hopped off the bike. It is not her preferred form of transportation, that being walking. She does take all the scenery in though.

[dakota]

(OOC- when did we stop?)

[sasqaricious]

(OOC - my bad I thought we did, if not then)

Akane stays on the motorbike just witnessing as all passes by.

[albatross]

Once or twice, Kris feels some powerful presence cross their paths, but Tiger merely examines the neighborhood and says, "Not ours. Probably here to help with the evac. We'll keep checking the locations on my list."

Finally, outside a tall building, Kris gets a strong reading. Tiger pulls over and shakes her head. "Basement," she says getting off the bike. "Go to the basement and bribe your way in." She opens her case and hands a huge stack of bills to Dante and another to Kris. It is at least twenty thousand in cash. Each.

"Drinks are pricey here. Don't order cheap - get champagne, or whatever is really expensive on the menu. Port maybe. It will cost at least $200 each to bribe your way in. Be casual."

"When you are inside, and you get to the bar - spend it up. Chat up the servers and whoever is in there. Buy them drinks. I'm not 100% sure what kind of game they run in this place. My intel is sketchy. There will be alot of high rolling gangsters. Probably gambling. Whatever they are doing - betting on races, cards, bare-knuckle boxing - spend alot on it. At least a few grand."

"If you blend in and look like big spenders, they'll invite you to the VIP area - where all the rich thugs become not so rich. If you get in that far, spend a few more thousand."

"Our recruit doesn't blend in, but the appearance changes. Probably will be part of the staff - someone close to the crime bosses - hanging around them or whatever, looking for targets. Don't blend in too well. This vigilante plays rough. Kill you if you look important enough - though not with a gun or anything. it will look like an accident."

"Got it? Can you two do that? Akane, we are going to watch, wait and back these two up."