Uncharted Skies

[BdrLineAzn]

Council Hall

After a nice quiet lunch to himself, Frey finds himself back at the entrance of the Council Hall. Slowly navigating up the steps due to his cane and boot, he enters trough the door only to be met with a scene. In front of him is his new Captain trying to restrain himself from doing something rash to the receptionist.

Wonder what this is he thinks to himself as he approaches the desk.

"Afternoon Mr. Carn, what seems to be the problem."

Carn turns to look at the Commander and points to the receptionist.

Annoyed, the receptionist turns to Frey, "Well sir, this man is requesting to see some sensitive files."

"Files? Don't you have all the necessary files on the transport?" Frey ask Carn.

[Carn]

"This pertains to the more sensitive matter of the mission. A Chaladonian doctor, by the name of Jasper Briggs, was recently arrested for having connections to the matter. I know him, and have personal history with him. I would find it.........enlightening, to know more about the reasons for his arrest. This, bureaucrat, is insisting that I need the Council's permission to see them."

[BdrLineAzn]

Frey's eyes widen as he understands what Carn is saying, "Please, we need to see those files."

"I'm sorry sir, but this is is strictly a Cathedral matter. Unless you have permission from anyone on the council, I can't hand the files over."

Groaning, Frey sees a disgruntled Enger walking out the Yeshan department with Alishia chattering away behind him. Walddling quickly to him as fast as his booted leg can take him, Frey is by his side.

"Ah Commander, it's nice to see a friendly, less annoying face," says Enger a little too loudly.

Alishia scoffs at the comment and walks back towards her department. Smiling, Enger now faces Frey fully.

"Good to see you as well Councilman, but I need your permission for some files." Frey says urgently.

"File? What files?"

"Detainment files sometime earlier today, a Chaladonian doctor."

"I honestly don't know of such, I was with you since the morning."

"Well, just give us permission though, the doctor may have information about them"

"Them? Them....ohhhhh Them." says the councilman as he finally piece together what the Commander was saying.

Frey points over to the receptionist desk which promptly walks over to. Looking up from his papers, the receptionist see Enger.

"Afternoon Councilman Enger, how can I help you?"

"I need those papers that these two gentleman were requesting."

"Right away sir, but there may be a problem."

"Problem? How so."

"The files have been taken by an investigator and are being taken to the detention center."

"Thank you"

"No problem Councilman." finishes the receptionist as he goes back to his papers.

Walking back to the duo, both of them goes up to Enger.

"Well good news and bad news."

"What's the good news," groans Frey as he face palms himself.

"I got access, but they are being transported to the detention center."

"Well off we go then." says Frey as he pulls the both of them.

"Wait, I still have meetings", cries out Enger as he is being pulled.

[Piemanlives]

"-And the moment we took down the last bottle the entire tavern burst into an all out brawl." The three of them laughed at Alex's tale of bar idiocy.

"Then what?" It was sort of surprising to hear that Richard hadn't been involved, the two of them usually went out together.

"I did the thing any sane man would do."

"Which was?" She already had a feeling about where this was going.

"Picked up my chair and hit someone over the head with it."

She shook her head, "How did I not hear about this? I assume the guard had to have broken up the fighting."

"Oh they tried, but they got dragged into the fight as well." He laughed at that. "Remember that one instance where the three of us had to had to land on that floating tavern in Qinqaachi harbor?"

"Wasn't that the one with the tank?" Richard asked, his own flask in his hand.

"No it was the one with pre-war cultists."

"Oh yeah." Richard took a light swig of his flask. "I can't believe they thought they could summon the forces of the old world with that radio, well to be honest if they were illiterate as I think they were I can't be surprised can I?"

Alex chuckled, "Yeah, well I believe it's time we headed back. It's been a pleasure Reagan."

"Likewise." The three of them had a round of shoulder patting and quiet laughs. "You are going to have to walk back by the way, can't have you fly off again."

"We'll keep feet on the ground, anyways Alex, as I was saying earlier." The two of them walked out of earshot as she patted the rocket vessel affectionately. Amelia took this moment to walk over.

"So," Amelia peeped over shoulder, "This was your brilliant plan?"

"Absolutely, we'll need every tool we can get, and a rocket fighter? That will work in our favor." I think.

[Koali]

Once again in Gaige's workshop, Koali has finally finished the Switch Axe.



(Credit to Capcom; this is a weapon from Monster Hunter.)

(Aaaand here's a gif for those who are interested.)

[Carn]

Carn cracks his knuckles as he walks with the Commander and Councilman.

"His name is Dr. Jasper Briggs. A brilliant Chaladonian scientist, with questionable morals. And that's coming from me, a mercenary. I've worked with him in the past, a clinical sociopath by all accounts. He's quite fond of experimenting, but he's figured out a multitude of ways to speed up medical operations on the battlefield. Word on the merc network, is that he was connected to them. If so, it wouldn't surprise me, but he may have relevant information that I may be able to get out of him. He seemed, fond, of me when we worked together. To my knowledge, I'm the only handler he's had, that never had an unfortunate accident."

Meanwhile on the Transport

"I wonder is he still has that little scar on his belly.........No. Snap out of it. You two are done."

((Koali, I'll only allow that if it's smaller. Otherwise, it's going to suffer a nasty accident.))

[Koali]

(It's much smaller, so that a normal human being could actually use it. Let's say... 5 feet for the normal ones as opposed to 8 and 4 feet for my smaller one.)

[Carn]

((Koali.........This is in the GUNS of Icarus world. Hand weapons, while nice, are not the primary thing here. Tone down the chaos, or it will suffer some sort of irreparable accident.))

[Koali]

(Gimme time. I still need to learn more about guns in order to focus on my shotgun.)

"Gaige, I think I've got it. What do you think?"

[Piemanlives]

(Keep the ooc discussion to the creative writing discussion in the lounge.)

Reagan found the maps room well enough, Amelia decided to head to their room for the time being to finish stowing their equipment and Reagan, being the "good" Officer she was decided to get things ready.

She started setting out maps of the various settlements and trade routes, piecing together a map of the known world. She then pulled out what maps there were of the unexplored lands, they hadn't been first of course, but the title unexplored still rang true.

Using those very incomplete maps she managed a good picture of they could expect. Like the guild it was mixture of arid desert and sweeping grasslands, there probably a few water sources but none of those had been marked on the few maps they had. It was definitely going to be intetesting.

[BdrLineAzn]

"That will greatly help us if he can give us that information," says Frey, "Let's just get there before the guards here start their interrogation on him."

"Why did you bring me along", Asks Enger as he straighten out his blazer.

"Heat of the moment I guess," Frey answers with a shrug, "Here we are."

In front of them, the only place where criminals are held inside the city looms ahead.

Detention Center, Room AA-23

Inside the white wall room, a table and two chairs are setup in the middle while a single man in a straight jacket sits idle. What seems to be a normal wall, on the other side is a two way mirror where an guard looks over a file that was handed over to him by a man in a high collar trench coat.

"So, he may be affiliated to the group that attacked the race last month?" asks the guard.

"Yes sergeant, when he was apprehended on his person is the same markings from that Galleon."

"You sure about this Detective Arnold? He just looks like a loon."

He and the sergeant looks through the mirror as Jasper attentively watch the lights above him.

Taking the papers from him, Arnold sighs, "Just watch over the proceedings."

As Arnold opens the door, Frey, Enger, and Carn walks on in.

"Oh Good, it haven't started." observes Frey as he looks through the mirror.

"The hell is this!" exclaims Arnold.

"My apologies Detective, the Commander and his associate needs to speak to the detainee as well." answers Enger as he close the door behind him.

"What for?"

"It pertaining our mission in a few days." says Frey.

"That little exploration trip? What does this guy have to do with it. He just some dirtbag loon we picked up this morning."

[Carn]

"He's connected to the organization that was behind the attack. He may have valuable information about them." Carn cracks his neck, his facial expression emptying and becoming flat and emotionless. "I've done jobs with him in the past, often acted as a sort of handler for him. I know how his mind works better than anyone alive. I have the best chance of getting the information out of him." Carn begins to further empty himself. His face becoming the equivalent of a blank canvas. "He knows how to get into a person's head. But I'm the only one who has gotten into his before."

[BdrLineAzn]

Frey recognize that type of facial expression, seen it on the veteran's faces from the Guild-Baronies Conflict; cold, emotionless, heartless. He knew that the Conflict took a toll on both sides from the savagery of the warfare, especially during that one month when 50 Guild ships were destroyed by one gunner. He himself was told that he carried the same expression after a rough battle. He is brought back as Arnold spoke out.

"Well I can't let you in there by yourself, I'm coming with you bud."

[Carn]

Even Carn's voice becomes flat. "Fine. Just stand in the corner behind him and don't talk. This is a........delicate, process. I'll need total focus."

[BdrLineAzn]

Shaking his head, Arnold opens the door and lets Carn through. As he shuts the door, Frey, Enger, and the sergeant takes seats behind the two way mirror as the pair enters the next room over.

Inside Arnold lays the folder on the table and leans back on the wall looking at Jasper while Carn takes the seat.