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Post by skybright on Nov 30, 2006 0:56:27 GMT -5
Monday evening once again saw the resistance gathered in the basement of Our Lady -- this time armed with the knowledge of when Tiernan's men were planning on striking the Newland Gallery, as well as a tenative plan in place to stop them.
Daws descended the steps to the basement, whistling casually with her hands in her pockets. She nodded in greeting to a few friends, and then took up her customary place near the front of the room.
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Post by Jordanna on Nov 30, 2006 22:56:16 GMT -5
Henry, Grace, Vance, and Handy were already present when Daws arrived. It took only a few minutes more for Alex, Sid, and Miriam to appear.
"I hear we got ourselves a little larceny to foil," Sid drawled with a faint grin, dropping himself in a chair.
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Post by skybright on Nov 30, 2006 23:06:19 GMT -5
"We have indeed," Daws replied with a grin. "Wednesday is the night Tiernan's guys are planning the heist -- but we're gonna make sure they get spooked off of the job."
She raised an eyebrow at Vance. "How'd you boys do at finding some hidey-holes for the more-conspicuous among us?"
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Post by Jordanna on Nov 30, 2006 23:35:50 GMT -5
Vance nodded languidly, puffing at his cigar. "There's some likely places. Some kinda vintage clothing shop across the street--it's got a rooftop with pretty convenient access, if an aerial view is good enough for ya. If not, the place nextdoor to that has a fire exit with a recessed doorway you could duck into--but there's no guarantee our bad guys won't trip through that alleyway."
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Post by skybright on Nov 30, 2006 23:43:03 GMT -5
Daws sighed. "Rooftop's probably the safer bet of the two -- but being that far off will keep me from being any help if things turn nasty." She shrugged. "I can deal with that, I guess. Don't particularly like it, but I can deal with it. It's better than bumping into any of Tiernan's playmates in the alley."
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Post by Jordanna on Nov 30, 2006 23:53:03 GMT -5
"Things had better not turn nasty, if we're gonna stay on Proteus' good side," Vance grumbled. "Anyway, if our plan goes right, we'll never even see the creeps--they'll make tracks as soon as they get a glimpse of a uniform."
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Post by skybright on Dec 1, 2006 0:02:19 GMT -5
"Then here's hoping our plan goes right." Daws shrugged. "All right, then, the rooftop it is -- if that's okay by you, Doc."
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Post by Jordanna on Dec 1, 2006 0:30:00 GMT -5
Miriam nodded. "Believe me, I don't want to bump into any of Tiernan's goons either."
Sid stretched. "Meantime, me 'an Foxy have got a heap of cop uniforms for this game we're gonna be playin'. You get Bell to loan us a coupla squad cars, Daws?"
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Post by skybright on Dec 1, 2006 0:38:39 GMT -5
"Yep." Daws grinned and fished two sets of keys out of her coat pocket. "We'll need to have a couple of our boys in uniforms 'borrow' them from a storage lot near the fifty-fourth precinct -- Bell's got the paperwork all set so there'll be no trouble about it. We just gotta promise to get 'em back before dawn -- and not to scratch the paint any."
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Post by Jordanna on Dec 1, 2006 22:48:40 GMT -5
"Tell him we won't get any dings in 'em," Vance retorted. "They're just stage decoration.
"Otherwise, there's not much to our plan," Vance went on to the room in general. "Except to decide what kind of scene our fake cops are looking at. I thought maybe a coupla drunks who get into a fight on their way home. Handy's good at that act," he added with a glance at his sidekick, who reddened. "Anyone else wanna volunteer?"
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Post by skybright on Dec 1, 2006 22:56:47 GMT -5
Father Rick gave a slow, feral grin. "Why not?" He chuckled. "I haven't been in a street fight since my first year in seminary -- but I think I've probably still got the knack."
Daws rolled her eyes. "Peace-loving, devout sort. That's our Padre, all right."
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Post by Jordanna on Dec 1, 2006 23:33:05 GMT -5
Handy eyed the muscular priest a bit worriedly. "Just don't play too rough, mmkay? I break easy."
Vance chuckled. "Don't worry, Padre. He's tougher than he looks."
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Post by skybright on Dec 1, 2006 23:46:45 GMT -5
Padre laughed. "Never fear, son -- I'll pull my punches. At least as well as I can while keepin' things believeable, that is."
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Post by Jordanna on Dec 1, 2006 23:53:46 GMT -5
"I guess you want Sid and me to reprise our roles as cops," Alex observed.
Vance nodded. "And I think we should have more than just the two of you, too. The more out of hand the incident looks, the more likely it'll be to scare off the bat's little minions. I'd do it... but there's a slim chance I could be recognized, and I'm not taking the risk. Any other takers for that job?"
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Post by skybright on Dec 2, 2006 0:00:53 GMT -5
Several of the more human-looking resistance members raised their hands, including Asagi Tam, Eric Grove and Veeru. Daws gave a satisfied nod.
"That much law enforcement oughtta send even the thickest goon on Tiernan's payroll scurrying." She said. "Without bothering to stick around and find out any details of what's happening, either."
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Post by Jordanna on Dec 2, 2006 0:20:08 GMT -5
"Here's hoping." Vance frowned and regarded the volunteers. "And just so you know, I'm going to see that you've all got live weapons--just in case. Proteus may have made us swear up and down that nobody'd get hurt, but if any of your lives are threatened, there's no way I'm gonna leave you defenseless."
"It's not like Proteus'd fight back if we had ta use force," Sid observed.
"Obviously not--but we would lose our in with him. His talents, and his influence with the Spooks, are too valuable for that." Vance folded his arms. "But they're not more valuable than the lives of any one of you."
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Post by skybright on Dec 2, 2006 0:35:31 GMT -5
"Agreed there." Daws said vehemently. "We may not be looking to start any fights, but if someone else starts one for us . . ." She shrugged. "Just 'cause I hope it won't come down to that doesn't mean I won't be prepared to handle it if it does. Same should go for all of us here."
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Post by Jordanna on Dec 2, 2006 21:40:43 GMT -5
"Ya don't gotta convince us of that," Sid rumbled.
Vance nodded. "I guess that about takes care of the basics. For another 'just in case', I'm going to have some of my people hiding out around the scene, ready to step in if things go south. If a few of the rest of you want to be part of that detail, we can arrange it." He glanced at Daws with a slight grin. "Since I don't wanna risk showing my face, I guess I'll play bodyguard to you and the Doc personally."
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Post by skybright on Dec 2, 2006 23:13:07 GMT -5
Daws grinned. "Fine by me. We can take turns keepin' each other from jumping in and blowing our cover at the first sign of trouble."
She looked around. "Any other details we should go over tonight?"
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Post by Jordanna on Dec 2, 2006 23:21:02 GMT -5
"None that I know of," Vance replied, folding his arms.
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