You Found Me
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Burn0ut Dandy Itako Kost Moth Pollux | |||||||||
Summary
When Kost was kidnapped by Red Vory from her past, her friends worked together to find her and free her.
Background
Kost had become aware that her Vory enemies from the past had found her; see report. She initially moved to Moth's house on Bell-Red to avoid being found, while her friends helped gather information.
They learned that a Mr. Yuri was looking for her. He was in charge of the Vory's entertainment properties in Seattle, including a bunraku parlor and a nightclub, Little Ivan's. Kost's friends helped gather information about these two locations, to try to determine when it might be possible to strike against Mr. Yuri.
Ultimately, Kost went by herself to Little Ivan's and was captured. She was given a personafix that made her a loyal henchwoman to Mr. Yuri.
Her friends quickly discovered that she was missing. Itako's spirit was able to track Kost to a warehouse on the Tacoma docks.
The Meet
Moth alerted Kost's fixer, Madame Butterfly, that they had found her. She offered them a reward to help recover her safely. They took the reward, though they were clearly already on their way to rescue Kost, regardless. But it was good to begin a professional relationship with Madame Butterfly.
Pollux was particularly glad to be paid, as her code of honor was in conflict with her desire to cause maximum harm to the kidnappers, absent payment.
The Plan
Itako summoned a powerful fire spirit, and astrally projected to confirm that Kost was inside and to establish a mark on her, via her fly spy. The team knew that Kost was a master of disguise. It was very important to know which person she was at all times during the attack. Itako was also able to assense the auras inside and verify that only one had the emotional flatness associated with recent installment of a personafix. It did not look like there were others also needing rescue inside.
Moth could see that there were two guards out front, and no traps or tripwires. There was a high window to a catwalk level inside.
The team agreed that the key priorities were to rescue Kost without hurting her more than was necessary, and - if possible - to leave Mr. Yuri alive for questioning and for Kost to decide what to do with him. Her revenge. The other Vory minions could be killed quickly and efficiently.
The team took their drugs in preparation for the combat. Unfortunately, Dandy found himself newly addicted to Cram.
The Run
Dandy moved stealthily to make his way towards the window and to set up a sniper position on the catwalk.
BurnOut and Pollux timed attacks to potentially take out the two guards outside without yet alerting the ones inside. Pollux killed one. Burn0ut hurt the second one, and Dandy was able to shoot the other before he could raise an alarm.
Itako's fire spirit made its way stealthily across the ward, and manifested, drawing fire.
Moth rallied the team with an inspiring speech, helping them move more quickly than their enemies.
Kost and the other Vory took shots at the fire spirit. Kost hit it with Blight, making it the most vulnerable.
Pollux continued to kill the Vory, focusing first on the minions on the cat walk near Kost and Mr. Yuri. [[Itako']'s spirit helped.
Dandy made a called shot to Mr. Yuri's genitals, a fitting punishment for his actions. He was dropped prone, unable to act, in terrible agony.
Burn0ut made a spectacular gymnastic leap for the catwalk to try to grapple Kost, but Kost was able to dodge, and told her, tone cruel: "I hope when they make you a doll, that I get a turn." Moth's next inspiring speech tried to restore their morale. These weren't Kost's words. This was just the terrible thing that had been done to her. The Vory would pay for it.
Kost had dropped her pistol and drawn her sniper rifle. Itako manifested long enough to grab the pistol away from her. Dandy shot the sniper rifle out of her hand. It fell to the ground far beneath the catwalk.
Burn0ut successfully grappled the unarmed Kost. Itako's spirit cast confusion on her, making it nearly impossible for her to break free of the grapple. Burn0ut was able to restrain her.
Pollux killed the remaining Vory.
The battle was over.
Moth called her key contacts at XX hospital in Tarislar, who had helped her treat victims of personafix in the past. But this time she needed the patient treated immediately. XX and xx agreed to arrange an emergency surgery, in exchange for a favor each from Moth.
Moth arranged a safehouse for Mr. Yuri. Dandy and Itako's fire spirit kept guard of him, while the others raced to the hospital with Kost.