Your Undying Love is Killing Me

Your Undying Love is Killing Me
Date 2085-11-26 GM Breeze Location Seattle Status Threat Level: Medium
Factions Involved
ShadowHaven Hellsing	Runaways
Dreadnought Fading of the Dawn Wildflower	Ellie Robinson Harold
Casualties and losses
	Harold: Heartbroken, Ellie: Hiding

Summary

The Team heads to a meet with Hellsing where she requests that the team investigate the disappearance of one Ellie Robinson. It's identified that she's with an infected man, and Hellsing seems skeptical of the client's request. Even more so when Dreadnought reports feelings of hatred from the photograph, which she psychometrized. The team heads out to investigate the border checkpoint before making their way into a central part of Redmond to perform a pair of spirit searches. Once they identify Ellie's location, the team heads there for a tense conversation with her and Harold.

Background

Ellie Robinson flees from her controlling father in the company of Harold, the vampire. Her father contacts Hellsing in order to hire some runners to get some more information about where Ellie has gone.

The Meet

We start at 10PM on a Tuesday night in Seattle where Fading of the Dawn receives a call from their fixer who tells Fading that they have a quest for her. A search for a missing person and the coordinates for the meeting place, a bar called "The Devil's Kiss." She calls John Baptise for a ride. Wildflower receives a call from Fiendest telling them that they need to head over to the Devil's Kiss in 2 hour. She calls for a ride from Adam Quel. Warboss calls Dreadnought and says that there's a woman who is hiring them for a missing persons search.

Fading and Wildflower arrive at the bar and are sent back to take some drinks while the team waits. Dreadnought arrives afterwards and follows the person to the back where they pull a lever and lead the team into another area. They discuss that the team will be paid 8k Nuyen for information leading to the recovery of Ellie Robinson as well as an additional 2k Nuyen for the recovery of their daughter. Dreadnought notices some details in the photo and relays that to the team, which Fading recognizes as a sign of infection. When Dreadnought brings up the recovery of the daughter in exchange for the gear reward, the J and Fading bring up that she may not be recovered in an non-infected state since her kidnapper was infected. There's an undercurrent of unease from the fixer, which might be implying that they have cross-purposes with the client.

The Plan

The team exits the fixer's place and begins building the plan.They'll head to the border checkpoint in order to talk to the border guards and get some information as well as Dreadnought canvassing the area to do some psychometry. She finds a scrap of fabric and lets the visions encompass her while Fading and Wildflower start talking to the guards about Ellie Robinson. The guard recalls that she was riding in the passenger seat of a man who they can't quite recall. They both seemed worried, but were heading for a meeting with someone. The guard somehow, miraculously picks up on a suspicious vibe and gives the team a difficult time and asks for a SIN scan. Dreadnought feels a thrum of fear from the dress and the tender warmth of someone caring. The warmth twists into conflict of fear and horror, and the appearance of a middle-aged dwarven man with a bit out throat in an alleyway.

The team heads into the area of Redmond and finds a place without a BGC to perform a search. The first spirit is bewildered by something and poofs away before Wildflower summons another, bigger spirit, which is able to locate the target at a motel.

The Run

The team heads to the motel where Fading strolls in with confidence, and Dreadnought trails in after them posing as a bodyguard. Fading moves to knock on the door and is answered by the man from the photograph. The team determines that Ellie is here willingly, and that she ran from her controlling father. She discloses that she's afraid of Harold since he's becoming more aggressive with people now that they're breaking away. It seems like Harold is both protective and possessive of Ellie. Wildflower starts to breach the topic of how his infection might affect his ability to keep Ellie safe, but he denies the risk. The pair asks for some time to have a discussion about where they're going to go from there. Eventually, Ellie opens the door while a crying Harold waits on the bed. Ellie asks for a place to hide while she spends some time to figure out the situation. She gives him some farewell head pats before giving him a kiss and confessing her love. He reciprocates and tells her that if she need his help, then he'll come if she calls.

The team calls Hellsing and arranges a meeting where they introduce Ellie to Hellsing. Fading mentions that they know Granny Tusk.

Aftermath

Hellsing shelters Ellie while they screen Granny Tusk to determine whether she is a reliable person to entrust them to.

Rewards

Rewards for "Your Undying Love is Killing Me"

• 8k Nuyen (4 RVP)
• 7 Karma (7 RVP)
• 2 CDP + 8 CDP (4 RVP)

OPTIONAL:
Qualities (feel free to ask for one since it's late and not all of y'all asked, BUT)

For Fading of the Dawn:

• Closer (4 RVP)

For the Group:

• Perceptive (5 RVP)

Contacts: For Fading of the Dawn:

• Grandma Tusk (C2 / L1) (1 RVP due to I know A Guy)

General:

• Hellsing (C3 / L1) (3 RVP)

Game Quotes

Amusing quote from game.

Player After Action Reports (AARs)

Dreadnought

Shame I won't be able to get my hands on some of that Ares armor, but I'll figure something out. I'm glad that today wasn't the day where I had to sell out my morals.

Fading of the Dawn

Hmmm. It is good we saved girl. I have seen Infected sustain relationships, but... hmmm. This one did not seem old enough, or strong-willed enough, to control fully. At least we got paid, da? Hot vampire lady is talented as well as pretty.

Wildflower

"Didn't really expect to meet little Silver's mentor for this, but hey... it hit a bit close to home for me in the end, yeah? Glad I could help."