The Master ([info]dadada_da) wrote,
@ 2008-03-08 17:11:00
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Evening at the New Orleans Docks
The Docks in Louisiana stretch for miles and miles along the coast of the Gulf of Mexico, forming a near unbroken chain of shipping and receiving and storage.

For the longest time, and still somewhat today, the docks on the Mississippi River were the gateway between the outside world's shipping and the rest of North America, stretching all the way up the United States and even into parts of Canada.

These days, they're less important, but no less a morass of warehouses and docks and ships. Most of them profoundly unremarkable than the rest.

Which, really, is part of the security.

There are three options for entrance. The big shipping entrance in the back, where trucks load and unload their cargo. The smaller personnel entrance in the front, where the manager and bean counters enter in the morning, their coffee still steaming, and for the truly adventurous, the skylight on the roof.

That'd probably involve some impressive gymnastics, though.

The warehouse is large for what it is, but somehow gives the impression of being deeper. But New Orleans is below the water table, so deeper is impossible.


Right?

[[OOC: Ping into whichever option you think would be the most fun! And go ahead and ping Pippi at thestrongestgirl for an invite into the chat, bigtroubleinneworleans]]




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Enter through the Skylight
[info]dadada_da
2008-03-08 11:38 pm UTC (link)
Take the Batman way in, the gymnastic way in.

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Through the Big Door
[info]dadada_da
2008-03-08 11:38 pm UTC (link)
Pick locks, avoid being seen, dodge the cameras.

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Through the Front Door
[info]dadada_da
2008-03-08 11:39 pm UTC (link)
Sometimes the easiest way is the most obvious way.

If you can convince them that you belong there, who's to say you don't?

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Re: Through the Front Door
[info]entrepreneuse
2008-03-09 12:42 am UTC (link)
Two truths that Fujiko held to be self evident were that voodoo induced bad luck really, really sucked and that if you want something done right, best to do it yourself. *

So, here she was, sauntering into the building in her very best Saucy Handywoman disguise.**

Amazing where a pair of painted on jeans could get you.

*Providing, of course, that you haven't been able to con or cajole anyone else into doing it for you

**Any disguise which could legitimately include steel-toed boots was a good disguise.

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Re: Through the Front Door
[info]agreatthief
2008-03-09 12:46 am UTC (link)
Bela was -- reluctantly -- willing to take Fujiko's lead on this one, since she'd had far more time to prepare. She was also wondering just what sorts of goodies she could make off with on the side to supplement her fee from Pip.

What? She was, if nothing else, a business woman.

Which, well. Her disguise was far more along the lines of "V-neck nearly to the navel under a very fashionable trench coat" saucy handywoman. But, then, pretty much everything she wore fell under that category. . . .

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Re: Through the Front Door
[info]dadada_da
2008-03-09 12:53 am UTC (link)
A man with a clipboard was nicking things off as Fujiko and Bela approached. Heavyset, middle aged, looked like a career dock worker, gotten his start hefting crates and carrying shipments, and gotten far by being strong and not asking questions when a lack of questions was called for. He had long ago traded his overalls and hard hat for a tie and shortsleeves.

He looked up from his clipboard. "...Excuse me, do you have business here?"

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Re: Through the Front Door
[info]entrepreneuse
2008-03-09 01:04 am UTC (link)
Fujiko sized up Clip Board Joe.

"Sure do," she said, taking off her cap and shaking out her hair.

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Re: Through the Front Door
[info]agreatthief
2008-03-09 01:08 am UTC (link)
Rather like playing good cop, bad cop, in a way, Bela went for demure and professional where Fujiko went for . . . somewhat more brazen.

"My associate and I have an appointment."

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Re: Through the Front Door
[info]elvishvanessa
2008-03-09 01:13 am UTC (link)
Vanessa smiled quietly. "I am their assistant."

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Re: Through the Front Door
[info]dadada_da
2008-03-09 01:15 am UTC (link)
Clipboard Joe blinked a few times and, shockingly, went for his clipboard. He flipped a few pages, flipped back, glanced up at them, and glanced back. "Um... name? For who?"

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Re: Through the Front Door
[info]entrepreneuse
2008-03-09 01:22 am UTC (link)
Fujiko tilted her head and him with sympathy and tsked.

"You mean they didn't tell you?" she asked, subtly changing her voice's inflections to match CBJ's.

Just a down home girl, here. Going about her legitimate business. Yes, indeedy.

She shook her head as if to ask what the world was coming to. Or at least the middle management portions of the world.

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Re: Through the Front Door
[info]agreatthief
2008-03-09 01:25 am UTC (link)
"We were told we'd be expected," Bela crossed her arms, not bothering with any false accents. "For the special project."

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Re: Through the Front Door
[info]elvishvanessa
2008-03-09 01:32 am UTC (link)
"Could it be possible he wasn't told?" Vanessa said to the other two. "It seems unlikely that they would leave someone here was not of a high enough level to be told, but it might have happened."

She smiled at the man sympathetically. "I'm sure it is not your fault and if you get into trouble for holding up the project, I'll be sure to tell our boss that."

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Re: Through the Front Door
[info]dadada_da
2008-03-09 01:35 am UTC (link)
Clipboard Joe crossed his arms. "I...I think I would have been told if someone was here about the special project. I'm in charge of this place at night, after all. The Don wouldn't do something like that."

A bead of sweat was forming near his receding hairline. Was it the Louisiana heat? Was it stress? Or... something else?

Who can say?

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Re: Through the Front Door
[info]entrepreneuse
2008-03-09 01:40 am UTC (link)
Fujiko adjusted her tool belt and tossed her hair once more.

"Aw, it'll be okay, I'm sure. The Don struck me as being the sort of guy who was real understanding about his special projects getting delayed."

She flashed Joe a smile.

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Re: Through the Front Door
[info]agreatthief
2008-03-09 01:44 am UTC (link)
Bela nodded and shrugged. "Well, unless you have a history of this sort of thing. Have you done anything to anger him, recently?"

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Re: Through the Front Door
[info]elvishvanessa
2008-03-09 01:47 am UTC (link)
"Oh now," Vanessa said placatingly. "I'm sure he hasn't. He seems like a very good man. Please, we don't want to get him into trouble. I'm sure if we wait until The Don can send someone to come and straighten this out, it will all be fine."

Then she looked a bit nervous. "Though he did say it was a bit time-sensitive."

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Re: Through the Front Door
[info]dadada_da
2008-03-09 01:54 am UTC (link)
Clipboard Joe's single bead had turned into complete flop sweat by this point. "Well... er... I could... um..." he glanced down at his clipboard, gripping it like it was some sort of lifeline to a world he was more familiar with.

"I suppose if it it's... time sensitive, we can't disappoint the Don. If it's important?"

He stepped to the side slightly.

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Re: Through the Front Door
[info]entrepreneuse
2008-03-09 01:57 am UTC (link)
Give her an inch and...

Fujiko moved to walk right over by him.

"Have you ever known one of the Don's projects that wasn't important?"

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Re: Through the Front Door
[info]agreatthief
2008-03-09 01:59 am UTC (link)
"Really now," Bela agreed, following after Fujiko.

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Re: Through the Front Door
[info]elvishvanessa
2008-03-09 02:04 am UTC (link)
Vanessa smiled at him. "Thank you," she said and then lowered her voice conspiratorially. "They can be a little difficult when things don't go their way, so you have made my life much easier."

She gave him a last grateful smile as she started after the other two.

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Re: Through the Front Door
[info]dadada_da
2008-03-09 02:13 am UTC (link)
Clipboard Joe's flopsweat increased. "Well... we can't have that. I guess... just... head on in. You'll know how to get there, right?"

Inside the building was a waiting area, a small place to entertain guests and possible important mafioso, a coffee machine to one side and a potted plant on the other.

The file Pip obtained says that the entrance to the vault is in the center of the warehouse, under a crate marked "Accordians".

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Re: Through the Front Door
[info]agreatthief
2008-03-09 02:38 am UTC (link)
Bela looked around the waiting area with disdain. "Americans have no sense of style," she muttered. "I bet that plant isn't even real."

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Re: Through the Front Door - [info]entrepreneuse, 2008-03-09 02:41 am UTC
Re: Through the Front Door - [info]elvishvanessa, 2008-03-09 02:42 am UTC
Re: Through the Front Door - [info]entrepreneuse, 2008-03-09 02:46 am UTC
Re: Through the Front Door - [info]elvishvanessa, 2008-03-09 02:53 am UTC
Re: Through the Front Door - [info]agreatthief, 2008-03-09 02:59 am UTC
Re: Through the Front Door - [info]entrepreneuse, 2008-03-09 03:03 am UTC
Re: Through the Front Door - [info]elvishvanessa, 2008-03-09 03:06 am UTC
Re: Through the Front Door - [info]agreatthief, 2008-03-09 03:09 am UTC
Re: Through the Front Door - [info]entrepreneuse, 2008-03-09 03:15 am UTC
Re: Through the Front Door - [info]elvishvanessa, 2008-03-09 03:18 am UTC
Re: Through the Front Door - [info]agreatthief, 2008-03-09 03:24 am UTC
Re: Through the Front Door - [info]dadada_da, 2008-03-09 03:28 am UTC
Re: Through the Front Door - [info]elvishvanessa, 2008-03-09 03:39 am UTC
Re: Through the Front Door - [info]entrepreneuse, 2008-03-09 03:44 am UTC
Re: Through the Front Door - [info]dadada_da, 2008-03-09 03:47 am UTC
Re: Through the Front Door - [info]entrepreneuse, 2008-03-09 03:49 am UTC
Re: Through the Front Door - [info]dadada_da, 2008-03-09 03:51 am UTC
Re: Through the Front Door - [info]elvishvanessa, 2008-03-09 03:56 am UTC
Re: Through the Front Door - [info]entrepreneuse, 2008-03-09 04:03 am UTC
Re: Through the Front Door - [info]agreatthief, 2008-03-09 04:07 am UTC
Re: Through the Front Door - [info]elvishvanessa, 2008-03-09 04:27 am UTC
Re: Through the Front Door - [info]dadada_da, 2008-03-09 04:32 am UTC
Re: Through the Front Door - [info]entrepreneuse, 2008-03-09 05:06 am UTC
Re: Through the Front Door - [info]agreatthief, 2008-03-09 05:19 am UTC
Re: Through the Front Door - [info]elvishvanessa, 2008-03-09 05:31 am UTC
Re: Through the Front Door - [info]entrepreneuse, 2008-03-09 05:39 am UTC
Re: Through the Front Door - [info]agreatthief, 2008-03-09 05:41 am UTC
Re: Through the Front Door - [info]dadada_da, 2008-03-09 05:43 am UTC
Re: Through the Front Door - [info]elvishvanessa, 2008-03-09 05:46 am UTC
The Vault
[info]dadada_da
2008-03-08 11:41 pm UTC (link)
The secret room in the secret vault of the secret warehouse.

Yeah, there's some high level stuff here.

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OOC
[info]dadada_da
2008-03-08 11:41 pm UTC (link)

Go ahead and ping into whichever entrance you want to use. The first will probably involve a lot high-tech traps (think modern day D and D), the second will be a lot of sneaking and avoiding detection (think Metal Gear Solid), and the third is much more roleplay heavy (think... I don't know, I don't have a good example. Ocean's 11, maybe?)

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