Session 02

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The party participates in the black market, and celebrates a birthday.

## Characters

* The Party, including Aurora
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* Catalina Adams
* Jamie Nejem
* Fillan Bailey
* Zacharie Toure
* Squ1d

## Rumors

Sam doesn't trust Colby and is given a rumor about Wild. Sam heard from MacLaughagan that Raum is holding a possession over his head, and he's scheming to get it back and ruin Raum in the process.

Nyx doesn't trust Colby and is given a rumor about Mortality. Nyx heard on the Dusk Radio Program that the suicide was faked and is being covered up.

Asa doesn't trust Kuno and is given a rumor about Night. Asa learns of nefarious goings-on at the Nite Lyfe Bar and Grille, which someone is after him for.

Colby doesn't trust Sam and is given a rumor about Power. Colby's learns of other people pretending to have the same kind of power he does and possibly performing miracles.

Kuno doesn't trust Sam and is given a rumor about Wild. Kuno learns of a warehouse in a bad part of town full of children with supernatural abilities which someone is after him for.

Aurora doesn't trust Colby and is given a rumor about Power. She learns that bad things are happening in the basement of the Bratva HQ.

## Summary

##### **Saturday, September 19th, 542:**

Bright and early Saturday morning, the party splits up. Asa, Nyx, and Kuno are visiting Asa's black-market contact Cat while Sam, Colby, and Aurora stay at Aurora's apartment with Ollie.

#### **Crime Gang, GO!**

In the afternoon, the group going on the black-market adventure meets up behind the former Little Pleasures Cafe. Asa tells everyone that Cat does deals, so they should be nice to her, and advises them that he will be doing the talking since Cat knows him. It's a bit of a walk to the shadier part of town, where Steel-Blue Pub is. The bartender recognizes Asa, and admits everyone into the back of the bar, where Catalina Adams holds court. Asa explains that they need an ID chip with an identity, and Cat directs them to someone who can help, as long as they do a delivery for her to the same location. She warns the party the delivery is a bit of a character and wishes them luck.

#### **The White Whale is You**

Crime Gang stops by sci-fi Home Depot to buy a cart to hold the delivery boxes (which are addressed to Squ1d) and then set out on the safest route to their destination. However, "safest" in the bad part of town is a relative term and the party runs into a gang of Salvagers who want the delivery boxes. Kuno offers them some of the bag of credit cards and drops Cat's name, but the Salvagers are not dissuaded and attack. It doesn't go well: Nyx gets shot with a harpoon gun before Asa manages to get her and Kuno other two out of the alley, but he is left behind. Nyx calls Zacharie, explains the situation, and sends him to Aurora's apartment to fetch the rest of the party.

#### **Apartment Gang, GO!**

Meanwhile, the folks in the apartment have been teaching Ollie to cook. He is overjoyed to be participating in a human activity that brings happiness and takes to cutting hot dog octopi for yakisoba with production-line precision. Based on the amount of food produced, Aurora invites over two of her werewolf friends and they make quick work of it. Aurora asks Ollie if he has a birthday. Upon learning he doesn't have one, she says his birthday can be tomorrow and plans to throw him a party.

Zacharie knocks on the door and Aurora answers it. After hearing Crime Gang's situation, she takes Jamie and Fillan to go rescue them, leaving Sam and Colby in the apartment with Ollie. When they arrive, Asa had just managed to escape the alley, badly wounded. The three Wolves charge in, and make quick work of the remaining Salvagers. Kuno and Zacharie take Asa back to the apartment while Nyx explains the situation to Aurora. Jamie and Fillan head out.

#### **Ollie Gets Existential**

After seeing Kuno and Asa back to the apartment safely, Zacharie leaves to get food. Asa collapses on the floor of the foyer, and Colby reluctantly patches him up. Ollie is fascinated by Asa's injuries and is disappointed that he isn't able to feel pain despite Asa's one-star review of it. Ollie explains that he wants to experience as much of being human as he can and doesn't like that he is constrained to an android form. He appreciates the party's help towards those ends and hopes to return the favor. Kuno convinces him his existence isn't invalid, and then the party does introductions since they completely forgot to until Ollie asked.

#### **Running Up That Hill (A Deal with Squ1d)**

Elsewhere, Aurora and Nyx finally arrive at the address from Cat. The two are confronted with a bodyguard. He takes some convincing to let them do more than just drop off the boxes and leave, but after giving up their weapons and promising to be polite he lets them pass.

Inside the white-washed, clinical office/workshop is a person with a very short attention span at a desk. Aurora and Nyx do the delivery, and are ignored while all the parts are filed away. Aurora tries to start a conversation several times, before the bag of credit cards is supplied and immediately gets their attention, and the person talks about the art of simulating a person for a chip while they dig out one to give to the party in exchange for all the money. Aurora and Nyx leave to collect their weapons, and the doorman appears baffled that they managed to do business, offering the party an open-door policy.

#### **A Very Merry (Un)Birthday**

##### **Sunday, October 21st, 542:**

By this time, it's very late, so Aurora picks up an ice cream cake to give Ollie a birthday celebration. When the two get back to the apartment, Ollie is incredibly pleased to see them and solders the chip into himself. Though fatigued, the party celebrates Ollie's birthday and Ollie gives them his email and the address to his new apartment before leaving.

## Quotes

**Abby**(?)/**Ezra**(?)**:** "that Jesus man"

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