... Bushy Tailed
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| Part of Against all odds - The OtherCon story | |||||||||
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ShadowHaven OtherCon | Evo | ||||||||
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Aster Rougarou Palooka Beuford "Saint' Mcgill | EVO Security Troll | ||||||||
Summary
When OtherCon member and elephantine SURGE Tallyah goes missing, their friends fear that Evo has recaptured them for nefarious purposes. OtherCon calls on the Haven to find out what’s happened to Tallyah and keep them safe from Evo’s grasp. The Haven team (Aster, Palooka, Rougarou, Saint) wastes no time tracking the target to a flat in the Redmond Barrens, where they safely extract Tallyah before Evo can get to them.
Background
The OtherCon are the largest grouping of SURGE-afflicted metahumans in Seattle. Many of their number come from Evo’s research and development division, from where they escaped after the incident at Evo Tower. Evo is actively trying to return the escaped R&D assets, so OtherCon must constantly be on-guard.
The Meet
The Haven team receives commlink calls at 4am from Ms. Johnson, who asks that they meet her at a downtown soykaf shop as soon as possible. Most of the party is able to arrive within minutes, but Saint is a half-hour away in the wilderness. Finding the Johnson, a squirrel SURGEling, to be visibly anxious among the early morning wageslave clientele, the party decides to make contact while Saint is still on the road.
Before the meet begins, Aster suggests that the location is too insecure. Johnson agrees and takes the party to a nearby hotel to hold a more discrete discussion. On the way, the party notices someone following them, but they seem to move on after everyone goes inside the hotel.
In a hotel room, Johnson describes Tallyah, an elephantine SURGEling and aspected sorcerer who had previously escaped from Evo's clutches. Tallyah has not been heard from for 5 days, worrying OtherCon that they may have been taken by Evo again. Johnson is able to provide their picture, flat location in Redmond, and information on their ex-boyfriend Jasper (who has been out of town in Calfree). OtherCon doesn't have much money to offer (10k for the entire job), but Aster is able to negotiate a 16k reward for safely returning Tallyah before Evo can capture and return them to R&D. During the meet, Saint arrives, finds noone sneaking around the hotel entrance, and takes up a position watching the stairs.
Just as the deal is sealed, a fragmentation rocket fired from outside the hotel flies into the exterior wall and detonates, filling the room with shrapenel. Palooka is barely able to sprint out the door in time, and Rougarou jumps on the Johnson to protect her. In the aftermath, the party finds no signs of the attacker and a spent Aztechnology Striker one-shot launcher with a slight astral signature of panic. Johnson is handed off to Alessa P to keep her safe while the runners complete the job.